International airfare: $300 flight, $500 in taxes and fees. WTF?

[JEDI]

DC to Amsterdam 9/23/11 to 9/26/11 $800

WTF is up w/the ludicrous taxes + fees on international flights?

 

[SunnyD]

Ludacris?

 

[randomrogue]

Depends on the airport. Find a list of taxes to different destinations if you want to try saving a buck.

 

[dougp]

Are you looking at Lufthansa?

 

[her209]

500 bucks eats into the hooker budget

 

[Anubis]

that does seem really high. last time i flew internationally the taxes and fees were like $100

 

[airdata]

Not sure.

Didn't they shut down availability of marijuana to tourists?

 

[HardcoreRobot]

ludacris lol

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Lol at SunnyD.

To OP, stop whining. I fly every year to europe, and pay in excess of 1500 dollars per ticket for both ways.

 

[randomrogue]

Europe to the West Coast is about $880 with both Lufthansa and BA right now. I'd probably pick BA though since they have better baggage allowances.

 

[paulney]

Europe to the West Coast is about $880 with both Lufthansa and BA right now. I'd probably pick BA though since they have better baggage allowances.

And then BA pilots/tower controllers/stewards will strike, and you'll have to spend 2 weeks at the airport, lol.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Many airlines stick the "fuel surcharge" portion in the taxes/fees section. Taxes roundtrip to most of Europe from the US will range from around 100 at the low end to 200 at the high end (for coach class that is).

 

[Spikesoldier]

foreign carriers get taxed big time by the govuhment

 

[zoiks]

Lol at SunnyD.

To OP, stop whining. I fly every year to europe, and pay in excess of 1500 dollars per ticket for both ways.

Hahaha. Sucks to be you.

 

[JEDI]

Lol at SunnyD.

To OP, stop whining. I fly every year to europe, and pay in excess of 1500 dollars per ticket for both ways.

thx for overpaying and substidizing the ecomony for me

 

[OutHouse]

how in the hell are you paying 300 bucks to fly from dc to europe? it cost nearly that to fly from denver to houston and that is just a 2 hour flight.

 

[JEDI]

how in the hell are you paying 300 bucks to fly from dc to europe? it cost nearly that to fly from denver to houston and that is just a 2 hour flight.

*shrugg*
thats what orbitz is telling me. $300 for flight, $500 for taxes + fees

 

[lord_emperor]

They're putting those things in the "fees" category so they can advertise a lower price.

Just like cell phone bills, $29.99 plan = $80.

 

[OutHouse]

*shrugg*
thats what orbitz is telling me. $300 for flight, $500 for taxes + fees

interesting, i just check orbitz, Expedia and traveocity and i cant touch a ticket for less than 1500. thats with flying out of DC.

 

[dullard]

interesting, i just check orbitz, Expedia and traveocity and i cant touch a ticket for less than 1500. thats with flying out of DC.

You must be doing it wrong. I get the same values as the OP.

However, I think Orbitz is just reporting the fees differently. Continental itself lists it properly ($720 in tickets and $98.40 in fees).

That said, what a crappy schedule. Amsterdam for just the weekend? You'd need a lot more time than that to convince me to fly internationally.

 

[ViviTheMage]

I snagged some awesome deals on British Airways .. .25k points from Mineapolis to Venice, but 400~ in taxes.

 

[amdhunter]

Ludacris?

Ludacrest