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Old 21st Dec 2009, 17:14
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Did you check bags in? Were these trips taken since the compulsory £5 per sector check in fee was introduced? Were these trips taken since the card fees (including Elcetron) were whacked up.

As the privilege of checking for a return trip is now a minimum of £10, the price of checking a bag for a return trip is £30 and card fees are the best part of £10 I struggle to see how my statement of...

In 2004 you could get a return ticket to Spain for £25. This including the honour of checking in at the airport, paying by card and having a bag in the hold. Today, checking in, paying by card and having a bag in the hold alone will cost you £50...before the price of the flight even comes into it.
...is remotely misleading?? I compared how much the above would have cost in 2004 to how much it would cost TODAY. I fail to see how you can argue with my figures.
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