Originally Posted by
mizzou miles
Only on multi-cabin aircraft in biz or first!!
The post I was responding to mentions flying on MaxJet. In that case the passenger would have to pay the luxury tax for departing London in a premium cabin. It doesn't matter if there is only a premium cabin - the 80 GBP tax still applies. Here's a breakdown of the fares:
NYC - LON
Code:
Fare (A1): MY NYCLON ZOW1US fare (rules) $699.00
Tax: US September 11th Security Fee $2.50
Tax: US International Departure Tax $15.10
Tax: US Passenger Facility Charge $4.50
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Total for 1 adult passenger: $721.10
LON - NYC
Code:
Fare (A1): MY LONNYC IOWUK fare (rules) £424.00
Tax: US International Arrival Tax $15.10
Tax: United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge £8.58
Tax: United Kingdom Air Passengers Duty £80.00
Tax: US Customs Fee $5.50
Tax: US Immigration Fee $7.00
Tax: USDA APHIS Fee $5.00
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Total for 1 adult passenger: $1073.40
For the same day, flying in Y the tax is "only" GBP 40:
Code:
Fare (A1): CO LONEWR H23W fare (rules) £397.50
Tax: US International Arrival Tax $15.10
Tax: United Kingdom Passenger Service Charge £8.00
Tax: United Kingdom Air Passengers Duty £40.00
Tax: US Customs Fee $5.50
Tax: US Immigration Fee $7.00
Tax: USDA APHIS Fee $5.00
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Total for 1 adult passenger: $938.00
All the other taxes are pretty comparable. So the taxes to get to London really are only ~$25, but coming home on MaxJet would cost ~$225
