[Blindtlk] the hidden tax
Mike Freeman
k7uij at panix.com
Thu Jan 26 21:38:33 UTC 2012
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.
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> Sherri
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> The Hidden Tax Sale Travel Deals
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> All fares are based on roundtrip purchase. Additional terms apply.
> Baggage charges may apply.
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