Originally Posted by
Barcky
1. AA or BA: The BA fuel surcharge on TATL flights will cost you a lot more. If you fly AA JFK-LHR and then take the train from London to Scotland it will take more time but save money. Even if you fly AA JFK-LHR then connect to BA for LHR-EDI you'll still get hit with surcharges.
The BA shorthaul carrier surcharge has been reduced/removed so it will likely be much cheaper and easier to include the shorthaul flight to EDI/GLA rather than take the train.