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Nov 9, 2008, 2:53 pm

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stimpy

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I just booked a short EU trip with BA for 9000 miles and fuel surcharges/taxes came to €250.

Meanwhile a LHR-LAX-LHR UA trip in first class using miles cost $171. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.