Originally Posted by
domdigs
...AA goes through LHR with high taxes, UA routes BCN-FRA-SFO-LAX.
Not true. UK deparures only have the
APD. Transits do not have APD
AA awards on BA flights have surcharges, but that is not a tax.
Air & rail travel in Eu can be cheap. Look for an other destaination in Eu that had had good transport links