CZBB

Price it out of Aberdeen or Inverness (who have an exemption), where the departure taxes don't apply; you can even open-jaw it back into GLA if you want

guv1976

I think that BAEC collects high surcharges on all AA TATL flights. Historically, BAEC surcharges on EI TATL flights were very low.

KARFA

it’s only INV and JER which have no APD.

TravelerMSY

They’ve recently raised the YQ component ex-US to ~$650 each way. For biz.

KARFA

Just to compare TFC exUK vs exUS.

EDI-BOS rtn in J or F
Air Passenger Duty - United Kingdom £176.00
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom £72.21
Animal & Plant Health User Fee (Aphis) - USA £3.10
Immigration User Fee - USA £5.40
Customs User Fee - USA £4.50
International Transportation Tax - USA £14.60
International Transportation Tax - USA £14.60
Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee - USA £4.30
Passenger Facility Charge £3.50
Carrier imposed charge £400.00
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Total charges per person £698.21

BOS-EDI rtn in J or F
Animal & Plant Health User Fee (Aphis) - USA $3.96
Immigration User Fee - USA $7.00
Customs User Fee - USA $5.89
International Transportation Tax - USA $18.90
International Transportation Tax - USA $18.90
Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee - USA $5.60
Air Passenger Duty - United Kingdom $228.31
Passenger Service Charge - United Kingdom $93.67
Passenger Facility Charge $4.50
Carrier imposed charge $1,300.00
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Total charges per person $1,686.73 (about £1,308)


So exUS is just under twice as much as exUK, and that is because the carrier surcharge is $1,300 compared to £400.

Geordie405

As golfmad said above, welcome to our world. The carrier imposed charges on ex-US bookings are just crazy. In fact, fares from the US to the UK are crazy. I am booking most of my trips ex-UK to benefit from more competitive pricing.

RB211

I should really start doing this. But it takes a little more planning.

rb211.