WTF? Looking at some plane tickets to london....

[aphex]

1 adult including discount: USD 196.00 each

Total taxes, fees, charges and surcharges. This includes the government imposed September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per segment: USD 149.70

Total: USD 345.70


$149 in taxes and surcharges? Is one whole leg of the flight a surcharge?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

typical for a lot of international flights...

 

[Bootprint]

One of the Canadian airlines has a week or so when flights are only a few dollars, but with fees, tax and surcharges it comes out to being closer to $100 or something like that.

 

[booger711]

that sucks

 

[KC5AV]

$196!! Dang, I just got back from London, and paid $950 for 2 tickets. I thought I got a good deal.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: KC5AV
$196!! Dang, I just got back from London, and paid $950 for 2 tickets. I thought I got a good deal.

Nothing beats my $1200 round trip to amsterdam 2 years ago for one ticket.... Freaking rip off, but it was 5 months between outgoing and incoming, so they rape ya.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: KC5AV
$196!! Dang, I just got back from London, and paid $950 for 2 tickets. I thought I got a good deal.

Nothing beats my $1200 round trip to amsterdam 2 years ago for one ticket.... Freaking rip off, but it was 5 months between outgoing and incoming, so they rape ya.

I thought buying and selling sex was legal there, how could that be rape?

 

[Descartes]

Damn. I paid ~$600 for my flight to London just a few months ago.

International flights are miserable, imo.

 

[EyeMWing]

What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

 

[Sukhoi]

WTF route is that?? We're looking at Cleveland to Gatwick and it's running $903 for August.

 

[K1052]

One round trip ticket Chicago to Athens cost me about $800 on Swiss Air, nice airline though.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Swim.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

Well, I'm assuming full fare. I know many in business/first class didn't pay full, but I'm certain there are a few who do.

I see it as waste. Why would I want to pay several thousand dollars for free booze, better seats, and real flatware? I don't care how wealthy you are, waste is waste; one could spend that extra $3k+ on an extended vacation, travel to another country, etc. It's just absurd.

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
WTF route is that?? We're looking at Cleveland to Gatwick and it's running $903 for August.

August is one of the most expensive periods, along with late Dec to early Jan.

Mid Jan through March is the slowest travel season and you can get really cheap flights, so is October/November to early Dec.

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

Well, I'm assuming full fare. I know many in business/first class didn't pay full, but I'm certain there are a few who do.

I see it as waste. Why would I want to pay several thousand dollars for free booze, better seats, and real flatware? I don't care how wealthy you are, waste is waste; one could spend that extra $3k+ on an extended vacation, travel to another country, etc. It's just absurd.

Most airlines have free booze on the international flights even in coach.

I usually fly business when I'm on United, Primeir Executive frequent flier status is good (free upgrades)

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

Well, I'm assuming full fare. I know many in business/first class didn't pay full, but I'm certain there are a few who do.

I see it as waste. Why would I want to pay several thousand dollars for free booze, better seats, and real flatware? I don't care how wealthy you are, waste is waste; one could spend that extra $3k+ on an extended vacation, travel to another country, etc. It's just absurd.

It's just another luxury. For people that have the means it isn't a big deal and I don't think any less or more of them for their decision to pay for it.

The free wine in all classes makes the flight go much more smoothly.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

Well, I'm assuming full fare. I know many in business/first class didn't pay full, but I'm certain there are a few who do.

I see it as waste. Why would I want to pay several thousand dollars for free booze, better seats, and real flatware? I don't care how wealthy you are, waste is waste; one could spend that extra $3k+ on an extended vacation, travel to another country, etc. It's just absurd.

It's just another luxury. For people that have the means it isn't a big deal and I don't think any less or more them for their decision to pay for it.

The free wine in all classes makes the flight go much more smoothly.

I'm certainly not judging them; it's their money (if they paid for it). I'm just suggesting that the value is incongruous with the cost, and so even though I do have the means to pay for it it's just not a rational purchase, in my opinion.

Anyway, enough of my ranting on that I generally have enough wine while traveling to make up for many flights without :wine:

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

Well, I'm assuming full fare. I know many in business/first class didn't pay full, but I'm certain there are a few who do.

I see it as waste. Why would I want to pay several thousand dollars for free booze, better seats, and real flatware? I don't care how wealthy you are, waste is waste; one could spend that extra $3k+ on an extended vacation, travel to another country, etc. It's just absurd.

Most airlines have free booze on the international flights even in coach.

I usually fly business when I'm on United, Primeir Executive frequent flier status is good (free upgrades)

I need to start taking advantage of all these frequent flier programs. I have a credit card that offers points, etc. I just never looked into it.

The only time I've flown first/business is when a company paid for the tickets, and that was much to my chagrin; I always complained that they'd pay sometimes 5x the cost for a ticket when I would be just fine with my Ginger Ale and peanuts

 

[Schrodinger]

Question (dont mean to jack the thread): I'm going on a 3hr flight. I've never flown before. Ticket I'm getting is coach. Will a 6'6 man be very uncomfortable in coach? my legs are a little...long :/

 

[kami333]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: kami333

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
What is this, travel day? And if I ever go international, it ain't gonna be coach, so the fees won't hurt THAT much compared to the seat itself.

I hope you plan on a lucrative job to pay for those tickets. You're talking many thousands versus many hundreds. That much for a little extra leg room and some crappy wine? No thanks.

You are right about full fare tickets, unless you have the miles to upgrade or outright buy the tickets with mileage.

BTW, Swiss serves free booze in tourist class. The seating and food is far better than any domestic coach class I've been in.

Well, I'm assuming full fare. I know many in business/first class didn't pay full, but I'm certain there are a few who do.

I see it as waste. Why would I want to pay several thousand dollars for free booze, better seats, and real flatware? I don't care how wealthy you are, waste is waste; one could spend that extra $3k+ on an extended vacation, travel to another country, etc. It's just absurd.

Most airlines have free booze on the international flights even in coach.

I usually fly business when I'm on United, Primeir Executive frequent flier status is good (free upgrades)

I need to start taking advantage of all these frequent flier programs. I have a credit card that offers points, etc. I just never looked into it.

The only time I've flown first/business is when a company paid for the tickets, and that was much to my chagrin; I always complained that they'd pay sometimes 5x the cost for a ticket when I would be just fine with my Ginger Ale and peanuts

Look at it from the company's point of view, would they rather risk you arriving sore, cranky, and unproductive or at least marginally happy, relaxed, and hopefully productive?

 

[Sukhoi]

Originally posted by: Schrodinger
Question (dont mean to jack the thread): I'm going on a 3hr flight. I've never flown before. Ticket I'm getting is coach. Will a 6'6 man be very uncomfortable in coach? my legs are a little...long :/

Yes. Make sure you get an aisle seat so you can stand up easily. Try to get an exit row seat too since those generally have more leg room. Check www.seatguru.com for your specific plane.

 

[Reikon]

$196... round trip?

Where?