Originally Posted by
toon22
2 x £13 APD 1 x £6 + 1 x £10 'facility fees' = £42 just for taxes on a round trip on the new service. The cheapest return fare by train (albeit with a railcard) is £37. Where's the margin for the airline in that lot?
The train takes around 4 hours too, compared to about 45 minutes for a flight. As it is a business flight, I guess it depends on how much businesses value their employees time.