UK Air Passenger Duty up to £40 Y, £80 GBP J / F Feb 1 2007
Dec 7, 2006, 6:52 pm
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The British authorities have gotten the entire EU to go along with the British/BAA carry-on policy .... and it will show effective April 2007 unless something changes.
Personally, I'm just going to start a lot of my trips elsewhere in Europe and just do sub-24-hour transits through the UK -- particularly on award tickets, one-way or otherwise.
Personally, I'm just going to start a lot of my trips elsewhere in Europe and just do sub-24-hour transits through the UK -- particularly on award tickets, one-way or otherwise.
So say I am traveling LAX/LHR/DUB and can only get the LAX/LHR portion on an award tix ( revenue between LHR and DUB), then I get stuck with the tax unless it is all on one PNR
Dec 7, 2006, 7:03 pm
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Here's the informative thread (thanks GUWonder):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...LHR+luxury+tax
Cheers.
Last edited by brp; Dec 7, 2006 at 7:10 pm Reason: Add informative thread
Dec 7, 2006, 7:07 pm
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Exactly. I have several of those coming up (SFO/SJC-LON, then LON-BCN, LON-PRG). Because the second parts are BA awards, and on a separate PNR, I have to pay the taxes. There was a fabulous thread with details about this that I will try to find and append. Yup, we're screwed
Cheers.
Cheers.
It'll be times like this coming year that I will regret that selectively throwing away the first coupon(s) (or select other coupons) on a ticket is no longer possible -- at least not without often risking that: 1) the entire reservation gets cancelled out; and/or 2) the ticket becomes unusable unless flying all of the segments in the order purchased.
Dec 7, 2006, 8:05 pm
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I think according to Boston Brahmins, the proper tense is we're "schrod." 
And both threads are now tacked to the "Unofficial Guide" sticky.
And both threads are now tacked to the "Unofficial Guide" sticky.
<snip>Yup, we're screwed
Here's the informative thread (thanks GUWonder):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...LHR+luxury+tax
Cheers.
Here's the informative thread (thanks GUWonder):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...LHR+luxury+tax
Cheers.
Dec 7, 2006, 8:17 pm
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Dec 8, 2006, 5:57 pm
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Dec 8, 2006, 6:17 pm
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I'm already ticketed and upgraded for a return in early February; it'll be interesting to see what happens.
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Dec 14, 2006, 8:52 am
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UK Upgrade tax now up to £80 pounds!
Title says it all. Looking to use eVIPs for a quick weekend to London and the $281 RT web fare (from JFK) with taxes and fees turns into $516! With the horrible exchange rate right now, that's another $156.
Dec 14, 2006, 8:54 am
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Such a bargain, and you get LHR as the special bonus offer too.
Dec 14, 2006, 9:19 am
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I agree with your general point though - no justification for it wahtsoever.
Dec 14, 2006, 9:22 am
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Dec 14, 2006, 11:37 am
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Still dirt cheap. How can you complain?
Dec 14, 2006, 11:37 am
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Dec 14, 2006, 11:40 am
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Simple.
My experience at LHR and LGW has become more sucky rather than improved of late. Increasing the tax is unlikely to reduce the suckyness of either airport.
When using LHR or LGW doesn't suck and is actually pleasurable again, then they can hit me up for another 20GBP. Until then, BAA can go pound sand.
My experience at LHR and LGW has become more sucky rather than improved of late. Increasing the tax is unlikely to reduce the suckyness of either airport.
When using LHR or LGW doesn't suck and is actually pleasurable again, then they can hit me up for another 20GBP. Until then, BAA can go pound sand.
Dec 14, 2006, 11:52 am
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