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Old Mar 17, 2005, 2:07 am
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Originally Posted by Globe Trots
I feel the same way with KLM! In my opinion, in comparison, BA taxes are pretty much mid-tier.

For example, for a SIN-LHR-SIN flight, BA taxes are about GBP65 and KLM taxes are about GBP100 (note, rough and ready conversions from singapore dollars)

All these taxes are just a compete mystery.. Evil scheme by airlines to pad thier earnings perhaps??
But is this difference not because BA is a direct flight and the KLM flight is via AMS so you get stung for the taxes there too?

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