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taxes and charges, why the difference

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  • 13-07-2008 7:53pm
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    Mint Sauce
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    was just looking at flights from dublin to london with aer lingus

    seen flights to both gatwick and heathrow, both handy for the area of london i visit, but taxes and charges differ, now from memory both are managed by BAA, both are london airports, so why the difference, is it just because of the size of one compared to the other, and its location

    flights in to both €0, taxes and charges to heathrow, €66, to gatwick, €58


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    Fratton Fred
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    irish-stew wrote: »
    was just looking at flights from dublin to london with aer lingus

    seen flights to both gatwick and heathrow, both handy for the area of london i visit, but taxes and charges differ, now from memory both are managed by BAA, both are london airports, so why the difference, is it just because of the size of one compared to the other, and its location

    flights in to both €0, taxes and charges to heathrow, €66, to gatwick, €58

    I think BAA charge more to land at Heathrow because they can get away with it.


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    robinph
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    They confuse matters by calling it "taxes" which suggest some sort of government charge is involved. But it is actually mostly just the parking fees that each airport can get away with charging the airlines and type of plane.

    Here are the charges that Dublin airport makes depending on the type of parking spot and size of plane that lands. I'd imagine that there is less landing slots available at Heathrow compared to Gatwick so they can just get away with charging more for them.

    Edit: ...and here is the Cork charges for comparison.


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    Victor
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    Airlines can also negotiate discounts, which you would never get in Heathrow, becuase it doesn't need the extra business.


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    Fratton Fred
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    In the London times this morning it was saying that BMI may fly empty planes out of heathrow rather than cancel flights. you have to fly 80% of your scheduled flights or BAA can take away your slot. Deloittes estimate a Heathrow slot is worth up to £25m to an airline :eek:

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article4340518.ece


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    robinph
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    Shame that Norwich isn't near anywhere that I would want to be going to, well near anywhere at all actually. Wouldn't mind getting paid to be an actor on a flight just to make up the numbers for FlyBe.


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