This is just silly. I recently saw Las Vegas hotels doing something similar though to a much lesser extent where it's called "resort fees". Should be illegal but it doesn't affect me since I'm not traveling to the US
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Let me guess: this is intentionally done to show up at the top of flights sorted by price low -> high lists.
Maybe, or maybe it’s to curb the law that force a refund in certain cases. You want a refund? It’s 64$.
They do that with shipping items on ebay all the time. cheap item price 100+ shipping
Yeah. Anyone using eBay long enough knows to prioritize listings with free shipping over others.
The same is true with all any other services, the more they break it out the more likely you'll be scammed.
It's not for the consumer's benefit. They are structuring the transaction to give themselves levers to pull.
What are their surcharges?
I had a hotel charge me for "services." Like bitch that's in the price of the room!
Enjoying a succulent meal.
Fuck! Is ticketmaster selling plane tickets now??
OK. May we see the itemized list?
On the invoice it doesn’t seem so. Just 520$ per person. That link on the pic is just text.

So literally no itemization, just $520.
OK, that is indeed bullshit.
I'm guessing it's the "peak dates" thing. They have a base price aka. minimum price when planes are mostly empty and then put on a surcharge for when demand is high, instead of altering the base price.
volatile, unpredictable or fluctuating operating costs and fees
Socialize the Costs and Privatize the Profits
edit: What confuses me is how these things can be "volatile" and "fluctuating" before you bought the ticket?
On the invoice it doesn’t seem so. Just 520$ per person. I’ll try.
I recently did a return trip from Dublin to Boston and back. Each ticket was 1 Euro; rhe rest was airport taxes, government levies, etc.
In the past, pre-covid, 1 Euro tickets were not unusual. Part of the reason why Ryanair became so dominant was that they contracted with secondary airports that had much lower fees, so the final price was below what the competitors could offer.
Yes, Ryanair. But even they could itemize what you had to pay extra for. OP got this instead:

What confuses me is how these things can be "volatile" and "fluctuating" before they bought the ticket?
edit: somebody made the Ryanair experience into an operetta song! https://youtu.be/ZAg0lUYHHFc
Why are adults and children’s prices the same. Just charge per seat at that point.
Could be reporting requirements or KYC stuff. It might differentiate how much information to gather on the passenger or put restrictions on where they can sit, like exit rows.
If it’s an airline, it’s likely to allow them to more accurately predict passenger weight. Planes have weight ratings, and need to be sure their loads are distributed appropriately, (like not having everyone in the very back of the plane). Differentiating the tickets will help them flag potential weight problems before boarding even begins.
I was shopping around tickets and this came up when using the Air Canada website.
Did the same itinerary on Google flights and none of it came up.
Air Canada.
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