[Blindtlk] the hidden tax

[Mike Freeman]

First, what has this to do with blindness?

Second, this argument is specious because the airline must compute the fees and taxes when tickets are purchased so why not provide a fee calculator and let the purchasers figure it out?

Sounds like Spirit is just irked it can't flimflam us!

Mike Freeman
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On Jan 26, 2012, at 12:25, "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I received this from Spirit Airlines RE the new regulations for divulging 
> taxes. There may be a valid point here.
> 
> Sherri
> 
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>      The Hidden Tax Sale Travel Deals
> 
> 
> The Hidden Tax Sale!
>      As always, we have our famous ultra low fares on spirit.com, but the 
> listed fares are now distorted because the U.S. Department of Transportation 
> is forcing us to HIDE all of their taxes and fees in the fares you see, 
> including our sale fare advertisements.
> 
>      Taxes and fees can be different by destination, by country, based on 
> whether you are flying into or out of an airport, and so on. You get the 
> point - it makes it too difficult for us to provide the list of fares. In 
> fact, by the time we could figure out how to calculate that, you'd be done 
> with your vacation already.
> 
>      So, instead of providing you our ultra low sale fares in a transparent 
> format, we're going to have to just provide you with the routes and dates. 
> We promise there are some great fares on those dates though - check them 
> out!
> 
>      Prior to this new regulation, we have NEVER sold a ticket without a 
> customer knowing what their full price would be - we always showed the fare 
> and the taxes and fees, but separately to ensure transparency. Now the 
> government wants to combine those. You tell us - which do you think is more 
> transparent? We think this lack of transparency that is being forced by our 
> government is an outrage, and we encourage you to let your elected officials 
> know that we should reduce regulation that burdens the American people.
> 
> 
> 
>      All fares are based on roundtrip purchase. Additional terms apply. 
> Baggage charges may apply.
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