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		hiq on March 28, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Can you buy the same ticket at a lower price if yo... Are you sure it's not because the prices on the Japanese website doesn't include taxes and surchages? Japanese website: > All amounts are in JPY. Taxes and surcharges are excluded. French website: > All amounts are in EUR. Taxes, surcharges and booking fee are included.

kleene_op on March 28, 2023 [–]

Ah. This might be just that.

Does including all taxes amount to the same prices?

nbernard on March 28, 2023 | [–]

Maybe. According to [0], the price of an airplane ticket sold in France is 60% taxes...

[0]: https://www.lefigaro.fr/voyages/billets-de-train-et-d-avion-...

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