Originally Posted by
mccartje
Yes you have to ring BAEC. I'm not sure but I think the lower taxes loophole may have been tied off. But no harm in trying. Make sure they don't apply phone booking fee to you, this should be waived as not possible to book the flights using BAEC online.
I would call BA. I managed to get lower taxes on BCN-DUB-LAX. Aer Lingus was charging $400 in taxes and BA was charging $250.