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What's with the CRAZY high taxes on international flights?

aphex

aphex

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I've been to Europe twice before..

In 2002, my $1,000 flight to Holland had ~ $200 in taxes in the total, but the price was high since i was staying for 5-6 months.

Last summer, my $500 flight to England had ~ $150 in tax built into the price.

I'm currently looking for airfare to Switzerland and the taxes are outrageous.

The total cost of the flight is $740, nearly freaking $300 in tax built into the price (the airfare is $460) INSANE.

Is there something recently added to add to the tax?
 
Could you just fly to Detroit, drive to Canada, and then fly their airlines internationally?

Or something along those lines.
 
Originally posted by: aphex
I've been to Europe twice before..

In 2002, my $1,000 flight to Holland had ~ $200 in taxes in the total, but the price was high since i was staying for 5-6 months.

Last summer, my $500 flight to England had ~ $150 in tax built into the price.

I'm currently looking for airfare to Switzerland and the taxes are outrageous.

The total cost of the flight is $740, nearly freaking $300 in tax built into the price (the airfare is $460) INSANE.

Is there something recently added to add to the tax?
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I don't think the actual TAX is what's killing you. Some Airports charge a pretty hefty fee to Land there, and that gets passed along to you, and a lot of Airlines also add their Fuel SurCharge to the taxes and fees sections. You will see prices broke down a lot differently. I recently flew from Chicago-Brussels-Madrid and back, and total taxes were less than 80 dollars. I've also priced out some flights to Dublin from Chicago, and taxes are similar.

Edit:

American Airlines from JFK to Zurich charges only 81.50 in taxes and fees. This is for roundtrip mid-week travel in November, not sure if other dates are any better priced. From Chicago fare was a little higher, and taxes and fees were 95 dollars.

Fare Summary ?
Average Fare Per Person - 369.00 USD
Passenger Type Used in Pricing Fare per Person Additional Taxes and Fees per Person Total Price
1 Adult 369.00 USD 81.50 USD 450.50 USD
Total Price 450.50 USD
 
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