I was trying to book tickets to India, and guess what! on top of the taxes, they charge you September 11 security charges! Really, why does Heathrow charge Sep 11 charges - what happened in UK on any Sep 11?
As an aside, if anyone knows any cheap ways to get home from any European city, please let me know. 
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Northwest has really cheap flights from Amsterdam to Bombay (~450 Euros). That’s probably the route all those Indian ‘terrorists’ got bummed out of.
I have also flown via London on Jet Airways. Fares are pretty good and the service is fantastic. The food on the flight is out of this world!
Comment by Anjali — August 28, 2006 @ 10:09 pm
Thanks, Anjali. Am gonna try that. So, far everything we looked at is coming to more than 1200, without even adding the internal flights in India.
Comment by Sue — August 29, 2006 @ 5:27 am
Try Virtual Tourist. Not only do they have trip planners, they have a forum where you can ask for help. Good option if you’re not travelling tomorrow and have a few weeks in hand.
J.A.P.
Comment by J. Alfred Prufrock — August 30, 2006 @ 8:24 am
I’m off to India in Oct on BA. Tkts were rather inexpensive compared to what one normally gets because of Diwali. Abt £400 each.
I can vouch for Jet being fantastic to fly with…..the best service and food in the skies without a doubt.
When are you going?
Comment by 30in2005 — August 30, 2006 @ 9:05 am
The problem with airline fares is that they jack it up *so much* during Dec-Jan time that it can easily be around half-month’s salary to fly from an European city to Asia. Just a couple of days ago, I was looking at BMI flights towards Asian cities and I saw a marked increase in the price of the ticks beginning of Dec.
Comment by Sig11 — August 30, 2006 @ 12:24 pm
Thanks, J.A.P, 30in 2005, for the tips.
£400 seems very decent, for Diwali time. I hope to go end of the year, and yes, Sig11, thats when it gets really expensive.
Comment by Sue — September 2, 2006 @ 12:13 pm