[Fopbc] the hidden tax

[Sherri]

I received this from Spirit Airlines RE the new regulations for divulging 
taxes. There may be a valid point here.

Sherri


      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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