smala010
OK, ever willing to admit I'm wrong, but are you sure those numbers are the total cost? I looked up some FR prices for late 2009 and early 2010, for weekday flights to places like Glasgow and Dublin fro STN, and from Bristol.
There were flights with NO TAXES, but never cheaper than £16.99 per sector, and with taxes for £0.49 but then never with less than £13.00 added, alhugh sometimes that was on one sector only of a return flight.
From BRS, this, for a flight in Feb 2010, is fairly typical;
Going Out (Web Fare)1 Adult@ 0.49 GBP0.49 GBPTaxes/Fees
details32.83 GBPComing Back (Web Fare)1 Adult@ 0.49 GBP0.49 GBPTaxes/Fees
details30.05 GBPTotal Cost of Flight63.86 GBP
Excluding handling fee (if applicable)
For a full list of Ryanair fees, please click here
My experience of FR in the past does not match yours, and from trhat bit of research it seems that I'm doing something wrong!
Can you tell us how you find flights on which FR evidently pays the APD for you?