Quote Originally Posted by carolmc View Post
Dublin's gain and always welcome
That's nice of you Carol - thank you. Been a while since I flew out of Dublin and that was on Ryanair so the comparison might be interesting.

Quote Originally Posted by steph_goodrum View Post
How much of that is actually taxes and how much airline operating charges such as fuel surcharge and insurance?
To be honest I don't know Steph but, given that the London-Sydney flights are common to all the itineraries, I would think that the fuel charges and insurance would be at least as high for those that include a positioning flight to Heathrow from the other departure points as those that start in the UK. If my thinking is right then it seems to be UK taxes that are making the difference but I don't have full breakdown to be sure.

The striking thing is the fact that the European and Irish itineraries include an additional Business Class flight and yet are significantly cheaper that those that don't. Enough said I think.