Originally Posted by
BarryAZ
OK -- I was wondering about that. I suspect I for next year, I'll end up using American Airline miles outbound on their metal to avoid the large BA extra fee in that direction.
I note that if returning from say Dublin routing thru London, the BA premium is much more reasonable.
If you are flying business, the difference you are seeing is possibly the APD, which is the government ripping you off rather than BA.