Airfare Bewilderment

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#89298Thu 25/10/07 18:29

 

I am at a loss as to how we as customers, have allowed this smoke and mirrors games that airlines now play with pricing to continue. I know that some airlines may have negotiated different rates with airports, but to the traveller, there appears to be no rhyme nor reason to it. I appreciate that sometimes taxes are dependent on the departure airport, some on the arrival airport etc. but why do they have an ominous 'Other Charges' item listed in the tax descriptions? What does that hide?

Take a simple flight from London to Inverness.

MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER FlyBE from GATWICK SOUTH TERMINAL
Airfare: £27.19
Taxes: £22.80
Taking hold baggage? That's £5.
Prebook your seats. From £5 - £15.

MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER easyJet from GATWICK SOUTH TERMINAL
Airfare: £5.99
Taxes: £17.00
Taking hold baggage? That's £2.
Speedy boarding - £5.

MONDAY 19 NOVEMBER BACodeshare/FlyBE from GATWICK SOUTH TERMINAL
Airfare: £69.00
Taxes: £25.80
Taking hold baggage? That's included.

Now, this example is just on one route, and there are 'low cost' fares available, however on the Inverness route fares top £200 with easyJet, flyBe and BMI.

easyJet, Ryanair and FlyBE all introduced baggage charges in the name of fairness (why should people who don't carry hold baggage pay for it?) and 'transparency' - the worst word the aviation industry has ever got hold of.
In reality, itemising your airfare isn't transparency, and flights are not any cheaper than they were before these charges were introduced - whether you take luggage or not!

With prebooking seats, a family of four on FlyBE will pay an extra £40 per round trip on the dubious premise that this is the only way you can sit with your loved ones.

I'm reasonably annoyed by the whole thing.

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