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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by Olton Hall
Don't count on TATL getting much lower. A good chunk of that is taxes and fees these days, especially for the UK
Yes and no. The UK APD is down to $125 for premium cabin long-haul departures. It was over $155 earlier in the year. That is a $30 savings just on exchange rate shifts in the past couple months. The Euro is similarly weakening which makes the fees slightly more tolerable. They are still a sizable chink of the fare, but the fares themselves are still way higher than they have been from past years.
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