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All the Olympic medals have been passed out and now it's your turn to win - the airfare game, anyway. Here come cheaper flights to Europe. London is significantly cheaper than it was at the peak of this summer, as ticket prices have dropped as much as 15 to 20% and even more in some cases. Chalk it up to the end of the Games and the now-underway cheaper fall season. I'm seeing September ticket prices from New York for as little as a hair under $800 round-trip, and for about $750 in October and November. But let me back up a minute. These "cheap" prices may seem pretty high to you - even historically high - and in some cases they are, but blame it on fuel surcharges and taxes that add about $600 to the price of a $200 ticket. The actual "airfare" part of a fall ticket to London is only about a hundred bucks each way, but all those mandatory extras bulk up the price. Note that the very cheapest flights include a layover; avoiding nonstops is almost always a smart way to...