Originally Posted by
Cheetah_SA
With current volatility I can't be sure what rates you used, but I suspect you have neglected to add the USD300 surcharge for MRU. In which case only the AONE6 is, marginally, cheaper ex MRU.
for reasons too complicated to go into here, on feb 22 i purchased one aone6 from ba in mru and another aone6 from cx in jnb.
the itineraries were very similar though not identical. after taxes, fuel fines, service fees etc., the bottom line (with the exchange rates from feb 22) was that the ba mru ticket ended up being just over US $700 cheaper than the one i purchased from cx in jnb.