Originally Posted by
zrh2yvr
This is correct. It is one of the problems of PY in that the UK taxes are set at two price levels and divided between lowest class of service on an aircraft (Y) and not lowest class (F/J/PY). Thus - you pay the same crazy long-haul premium tax for PY as you do for a BA First class. . . . .
Probably because they want to tax the rich. Or at least the "not poor".
If you're flying above Y, you're "not poor"
