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Here’s why your plane ticket is so expensive

Due to federal law, foreign airlines cannot operate routes between Canadian cities.


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As you fly off to your favourite holiday spot this summer, consider the following cost comparisons on the price of airline tickets. Let’s start with Europe. Imagine you book return flights between five pairs of cities: London-Edinburgh, Paris-Toulon, Milan-Rome, Dusseldorf-Munich, and Barcelona-Madrid.

Book those return flights 21 days in advance and your bill is $689.68. Taxes and fees are 36 per cent of the total.