Wow, airlines have one hell of a scam going
April 17th, 2007. Published under Business. No Comments.
I’m no math genius, but follow along with me for a second here:
One way trip to Ottawa from Toronto on Westjet: $11
Two travelers, round trip would be: $44
Have I got that right so far? How in the hell does that translate into $275 round trip for two people?! Yeah, yeah I know there are airport fees, taxes, surcharges, fuel tax….blah, blah blah. Come on though, there is no way that an airline should be allowed to advertise an airfare of $11 if that actually ends up being a hundred (or more) dollars more! I like understanding the breakdown of why my airfare costs so much, but if you’re going to advertise a rate, then I should just be paying that rate plus tax. $11+tax.
Airlines: do the right thing and stop jerking our chains with false low-sounding rates. I’m not asking you to lower your rates (that is a separate issue), just don’t advertise an airfare that is artificially low.
