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[–] 161 points 8 months ago (15 children)

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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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    Resort fees are required by legislation, it's basically a tax on tourists.

    I was wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resort_fee

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    [–] 160 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (10 children)

    Let me guess: this is intentionally done to show up at the top of flights sorted by price low -> high lists.

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  • [–] [S] 154 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    Maybe, or maybe it’s to curb the law that force a refund in certain cases. You want a refund? It’s 64$.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (7 children)

    They do that with shipping items on ebay all the time. cheap item price 100+ shipping

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    I had a hotel charge me for "services." Like bitch that's in the price of the room!

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    [–] 55 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Fuck! Is ticketmaster selling plane tickets now??

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  • [–] 31 points 8 months ago (11 children)

    OK. May we see the itemized list?

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  • [–] [S] 54 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    On the invoice it doesn’t seem so. Just 520$ per person. That link on the pic is just text.

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  • [–] 60 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    So literally no itemization, just $520.

    OK, that is indeed bullshit.

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  • [–] 34 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    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?

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Why are adults and children’s prices the same. Just charge per seat at that point.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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    [–] 7 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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    [+] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)
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