taxes are outrageous--recent increases have made travel to London very expensive!
you pay extra for BE or First but if you don't get it, you don't get a refund--but if you list in coach and get moved up you pay the extra.

I know people who fly to Shannon or elswhere near (bru/ams)and use LCC to connect--then they cringe to pay $L10 for a small salad. Prices are so high against the dollar.