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Old Oct 24, 2022 | 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by Kacee
The US-imposed taxes and fees are minimal ($5.60 per ticket); among the lowest in the world. The problem with BA awards is (1) the totally outrageous fuel surcharges, and (2) UK APD (which you'll pay on any carrier for a UK-originating departure).
technicality highlighted ... if you originate from a European point outside the UK and connect thru LHR, the APD surcharges will go down by a considerable amount
Last edited by jrl767; Oct 24, 2022 at 11:02 am Reason: corrected per next post to what I *meant* to say
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