> This is the sort of article I enjoy reading.
>
> "As of Tuesday, British Airways’ long-haul passengers will have to pay
> £218 on top of the ticket price to cover the cost of fuel. This is the
> second price hike from BA in a month. Last Friday, Virgin Atlantic
> announced it, too, would be imposing new charges.
>
> Ferry companies have admitted they will be asking passengers to pay a
> fuel surcharge for the first time this year, while Silverjet, the
> business class-only airline (which I loved – it had women-only loos on
> its planes) flew out of Luton for what was probably the last time on
> Friday.
>
> As of Tuesday, British Airways' long-haul passengers will have to pay
> £218 on top of the ticket price to cover the cost of fuel
>
> More and more operators are adding package holiday surcharges. ‘Prices
> from £13.99!’ screams the easyJet website, whereas, in fact, even no-
> frills flying has now priced itself out of reach of the average
> family.
> More from Liz Jones...
>
> I’ve just tried to book a return flight to Pisa in August for me, my
> sister and my 11-year-old nephew. Including insurance, taxes and
> charges for taking on board just one bag each, the price comes to a
> staggering £994.95 – and I haven’t yet added the cost of parking at
> the airport, renting a villa, hiring a car or food.
>
> The era of cheap air travel is, finally, at an end. And do you know
> what? About bloody time, too. Holidays abroad are hell..."
>
> More:
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1023399/Good-riddance-cheap-a...
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