Originally Posted by
chongl
Called Australian call center and was told 40K AA (expected) and 388AUD in taxes and fees (??!!) per person from LHR-AUH. Seemed way too high so I declined and hung up.
AUD388 is about USD280.
You do realise there's £174 in Duty to be paid for a flying journey departing the UK in premium cabins. That's AU$355 (USD260) right there.