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Post #353,682
by beepster
1/27/12 1:40:00 PM
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New I "get it" and completely disagree
the rule as it stands does not force bag fees and other ancillaries into the price, just taxes and surcharges and they were all already disclosed before you paid.

So you knew EXACTLY what it cost when you bought it...and were aggravated that it didn't match the $29 number in the newspaper. HOWEVER, the fact that it didn't match that was NOT the fault of the airline, now was it?

Same as the fact you don't pay $999.99 for that 60 inch TV at best buy is NOT the fault of best buy.

So, either force it across the board, or this is simply a case of picking on a convenient scapegoat (who loves the airlines..even though the biggest pita re: air travel is TSA (gov) and now price mismatch due to high taxes (again gov)) OR the guy at Spirit is right and they plan on hiking airline taxes and this would be a great way to hide it.
Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #353,738
by drook
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1/28/12 11:45:37 AM
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New What difference does it make?
If people will pick one airline over the other for a difference of $5, and if his airline is genuinely cheaper, they win. The only way this is a problem is if you're trying to disguise or misrepresent the final price.

If everyone is playing by the same rules, you compete on offering and price. As it is now, airlines are competing on how creatively they can disguise the final price.
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     Fight over full-fare rules takes bizarre turn - (lincoln) - (31) - Jan. 26, 2012, 08:29:32 AM EST
         Not at all bizarre - (beepster) - (13) - Jan. 26, 2012, 09:07:43 AM EST
             I (the consumer) know MOST products may have some tax - (crazy) - (3) - Jan. 26, 2012, 12:38:10 PM EST
                 That's fine, but... - (malraux) - (1) - Jan. 26, 2012, 12:43:53 PM EST
                     Agreed - show the breakdown - (crazy) - Jan. 26, 2012, 12:49:00 PM EST
                 Then you are buying on the wrong site - (beepster) - Jan. 26, 2012, 01:48:38 PM EST
             The bizarre part - (lincoln) - (8) - Jan. 26, 2012, 01:15:16 PM EST
                 Re: The bizarre part - (beepster) - (7) - Jan. 26, 2012, 01:46:47 PM EST
                     The article didn't say anything about "base fare" - (drook) - (6) - Jan. 26, 2012, 01:51:18 PM EST
                         They do that already. - (beepster) - (5) - Jan. 26, 2012, 03:50:24 PM EST
                             Think of a "normal" traveler - (drook) - (4) - Jan. 26, 2012, 04:52:19 PM EST
                                 You've just stated his point - (beepster) - (3) - Jan. 26, 2012, 05:50:45 PM EST
                                     It's a stupid point, IMHO. - (Another Scott) - (1) - Jan. 26, 2012, 06:24:09 PM EST
                                         Well then, for consistency - (beepster) - Jan. 26, 2012, 06:54:21 PM EST
                                     A few thoughts - (S1mon_Jester) - Jan. 26, 2012, 10:53:46 PM EST
         I don't have words for the idiocy of this stance. - (static) - (16) - Jan. 26, 2012, 11:26:48 PM EST
             Why only the domestics are screaming... - (scoenye) - Jan. 27, 2012, 07:57:42 AM EST
             It's a marketing thing. - (Another Scott) - (14) - Jan. 27, 2012, 08:13:32 AM EST
                 Somewhat - (beepster) - (13) - Jan. 27, 2012, 09:00:42 AM EST
                     You're not getting it - (drook) - (2) - Jan. 27, 2012, 01:00:48 PM EST
                         I "get it" and completely disagree - (beepster) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2012, 01:40:00 PM EST
                             What difference does it make? - (drook) - Jan. 28, 2012, 11:45:37 AM EST
                     So what's stopping them listing the taxes? - (static) - (9) - Jan. 27, 2012, 11:08:38 PM EST
                         Perhaps, - (beepster) - (8) - Jan. 28, 2012, 07:10:54 AM EST
                             Airlines are special - (crazy) - (7) - Jan. 28, 2012, 10:54:54 AM EST
                                 Why? - (beepster) - (6) - Jan. 28, 2012, 12:40:11 PM EST
                                     Listen closely ... I'll type slowly - (drook) - (4) - Jan. 28, 2012, 02:58:51 PM EST
                                         Pay attention - (beepster) - (3) - Jan. 28, 2012, 03:27:46 PM EST
                                             The problem with this discusion may be... - (Another Scott) - (2) - Jan. 28, 2012, 04:06:49 PM EST
                                                 The continuing problem is - (beepster) - (1) - Jan. 28, 2012, 07:16:39 PM EST
                                                     No, the problem is customers don't know the price. - (Another Scott) - Jan. 28, 2012, 08:12:57 PM EST
                                     It's a broken solution to a broken problem. - (static) - Jan. 28, 2012, 05:18:02 PM EST

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