Vita

I just found a RT flight from Washington, DC to London for $531. How much extra should I expect to pay in fees? Is it worth it?

Vita

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Vita

I'm about to call flights.com to ask, but it would still be nice to get the feedback if anyone has any experience with this. I should also mention that the $531 includes taxes, but they also mention that there are fees, but don't include them until you book.

jj

Vita, please let us know what you find out!

Vita

I just called and she said it varies, but about $16 for security and $15 for shipping. I thought the alternative to shipping was regular mail, but it turns out it's going to the New York office to pick them up. This brings the total to about $562. From reading the other posts, it seems that fees can vary from ticket to ticket for no particular reason. Does the $31 extra for security and shipping sound right?

Vita

One other thing. This is for May and I chose a departure date on a Saturday and a return date on a Sunday, so I'm thinking that the price is pretty good for that assuming that the fees won't be exorbitant.

Vita

Never mind. Unless there's a way to back out of it once you've booked the flight, I don't want to know.

Vita

Well, that was quick. Just to follow up, my reservation has been confirmed and it was only $546! This is for a roundtrip nonstop flight from Washington to London leaving on a Saturday and coming back the Sunday before Memorial Day. AND it's with Virgin Atlantic so I think I get FF miles for Continental. I guess we'll see how it pans out.<BR><BR>I'll have seven full days in London so I'm sure I'll be bugging everyone about everything having to do with London over the coming weeks.