Originally Posted by
LGS6753
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It may be the case that the reason domestic fares are so high is a combination of higher costs and rail disruption driving demand.
It would be strange for large numbers of people to panic buy air tickets for all dates in August on the possibility of rail strikes whose dates have not yet been announced. If this were the case, routes like Leeds-Heathrow would also see high fares (which they are not !)