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Bad Fare: JFK-London, $551 RT on British Airways

Veddy interestink. Remember how British Airways is under investigation for padding the cost of their fuel surcharges on transatlantic routes? Now they're announced cheap fares on their JFK-London service, and yet, sniff sniff, something smells fishy.

Could it be that clearly beneath their published fare of $219 between the two cities, it says, "not including taxes and fuel surcharge" in bigger letters than usual? In fact, the taxes and fuel surcharge practically doubles the fare: It works out to $551 round-trip, $243 of which are taxes and fees. Heathrow and Kennedy are expensive, tax-wise, but this is still a ballsy way to sell tickets. We are not amused.

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