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Mar 16, 2010 | 7:14 am

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mad_rich

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Quote:

Originally Posted by xenole

£92 return of which £15 for the flight and £77 for taxes

Don't fall for that one

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Tax: 	United Kingdom Air Passengers Duty 	        £11.00
Tax: 	United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge 	£22.97
Tax: 	BA YQ surcharge 	                        £29.00
Tax: 	The Netherlands Passenger Service Charge 	€14.52
Tax: 	The Netherlands Noise Isolation Charge 	        €2.00
Tax: 	The Netherlands Security Service Charge 	€12.94

Of that little lot, only the £11 APD can reasonably be described as a 'tax' (i.e. levied by a government and gaining you no direct benefit). The rest are charges for using airport facilities, and magical fees dreamed up by the airline itself.

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