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Old Sep 8, 2012 | 12:39 am
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Originally Posted by Deltahater
That is one of the most uninformed posts I have read in a while on FT.

You can fly cheaply into LHR/LGW and out of BRU/BCN/AMS for example and not pay the horrendous Her Majesty taxes. This is generally known as an open jaw ticket. Very common, very legal.

It is all a matter of base fares and fare rules.
Of course you can. If you know how to work the system, you can always find deals.

What I was saying is that London is, overall, an expensive airport for both departures and arrivals. I just did a quick search comparing LAX-LHR and LAX-FRA fares for one-way travel, and LHR is around $100 more expensive even though FRA is further away. There are no UK departure taxes involved in a one-way trip, so this can't be blamed on taxes.
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