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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 11:33 am
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Originally Posted by tplace1
Be advised, I just upgraded an M-fare flight out of LHR using miles and it costs me $111 as a "departure fee" that they charged.

So it cost me 25K to upgrade and 111 bucks.
The $111 sounds like the UK luxury tax difference. It's not money that goes to DL or VS.
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