Originally Posted by
sunszajn
Doesn't work for Hawaii - almost a 1000 more expensive than Dublin and that is still to pricey
Some people used to book Dublin to Hawaii in business for 1600 but now it's 2500 - is there a BA sale coming up at some point?
exDUB to Hawaii in the current sale is ~£1750 - details in the TP run thread.
I think you are mixing up two things here. Starting a trip in INV or JER as opposed to LHR or a UK regional airport will mean you pay no APD. APD is currently ~£150 per per person for WTP/CW/F. The base fare itself from INV/JER is unlikely to be cheaper that starting at LHR - usually the fares starting in the UK are fairly uniform although there are the occasional variations.
Starting in DUB or another exEU departure point will also save APD even if you route through the UK on the way to Hawaii or wherever you are heading. But APD is not the main saving, it is the fact that these exEU fares are significantly cheaper than the fares starting in the UK. For example, the current exDUB sale fare has prices for LAS at around ~£1250 so probably around £1k less than starting in the UK. Also other airlines offer cheaper exEU fares, for example QR currently have a ~£1650 J fare from ARN/OSL to AKL. The exEUs are not really about APD, they are about base fares which are set a lot lower than a exUK fare for the same destination.
If you want to keep an eye on fares then I suggest subscribing to the following threads:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...er-thread.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...7-edition.html - current thread
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...t-ba-sale.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...les-ex-uk.html
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/premium-fare-deals-740/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...are-deals.html