As above - I now do most business inter-european travelling out of UK at London City via Zurich-Swiss or Amsterdam-KLM - not generally because of HMRC/Borders but because the whole 'experience' is much better even against the option of a Gatwick or Heathrow direct flight (and for £25 more on the ticket...not always...I save double that in petrol)
However on an economy flight LON going via Prague (CSA) outside the EU to Kiev have a look at the new EU? stealth taxes - on a flight to Kiev this is £106.80 + the former security/pax taxes £21.20 + £40 (yes a total of £168 of tax?!) - my ticket was only £288 including those taxes! - so just what the hell am I paying for as one would assume exactly the ongoing subject, Borders/HMRC et. al.
The Govt. taxes are 58% of the ticket price...
Last edited by Boss Raptor; 14th Mar 2009 at 08:40.