so you would be paying more on taxes, then on the actual ticket ???

That's right. I checked elsewhere and a flight for the same price had taxes making the total $446 (but again, this was for Lufthansa.) I've no clue what's up with that.

I've noticed the very same thing with various flights from the UK.

We often have deals here (with Easyjet and a few of the other budget carriers) for flights, both domestic and E.U, at a cost of £1. The taxes often equate to 50 times the cost of the flight!

I'm always confused why the taxes seem to vary depending on where you are flying to, at what time and with which carrier - There was stupid wee me thinking that taxes were the same for everyone, not variable depending on who, when and where.

Hardly surprising no-one can work the bloody prices out.

Your example with Lufthansa is sheer lunacy though.

Good grief! I was all excited at first, seeing the low fare but the taxes killed that buzz.

It cost us $1000 for the three of us to fly from VA to TX. Pfft. That won't be happening often.