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03-06-2013 | 02:32 PM
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Spirit, Allegiant, and Southwest are suing the DOT over the rule that requires you publish the cost of an airline ticket to include all the taxes and fees that the government collects. Other than gas, prices in the US never include all the taxes and fees, so why should airlines be singled out? While Allegiant and Southwest are laying low, Spirit is engaged in a much more public campaign.
That said, Spirit passing on their low costs to their consumers in the form of low fares is not all lip service. When the FAA was unable to collect their taxes during the 2011 'government shutdown', Spirit returned the extra $ they had collected to their passengers, rather than pocketing it for themselves. I believe the only other airline to do so was Alaska.
03-06-2013 | 02:37 PM
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Sorry to dash your hopes, but it does.
Spirit, Allegiant, and Southwest are suing the DOT over the rule. While Allegiant and Southwest are laying low, Spirit is engaged in a much more public campaign.
That said, its not all lip service. Bash Spirit all you want, but, when the FAA was unable to collect their taxes during the 2011 'government shutdown', Spirit returned the extra $ they had collected to their passengers, rather than pocketing it for themselves. I believe the only other airline to do so was Alaska.
Spirit, Allegiant, and Southwest are suing the DOT over the rule. While Allegiant and Southwest are laying low, Spirit is engaged in a much more public campaign.
That said, its not all lip service. Bash Spirit all you want, but, when the FAA was unable to collect their taxes during the 2011 'government shutdown', Spirit returned the extra $ they had collected to their passengers, rather than pocketing it for themselves. I believe the only other airline to do so was Alaska.
All the other airlines are onboard with the idea. It's fair for the consumers to see and know.
03-06-2013 | 04:03 PM
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Been hearing rumors of ORD for about 2 years, but what would that have to do with publishing awards in a timely manner? Or the lawsuit for that matter?
03-06-2013 | 04:37 PM
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If there was/is a plan to introduce a vacancy bid for ORD, that would also potentially increase costs further, especially if you're being forced to pay for reductions in DTW when you could get some DTW guys to voluntarily bid ORD, if you announced ORD first. That's my best guess for the 're: ORD' angle - its a long shot, at best.
Of course, that might look like a 'win' for Spirit ALPA, so, there's the cost of that too to consider.
03-06-2013 | 04:50 PM
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If there was/is a plan to introduce a vacancy bid for ORD, that would also potentially increase costs further, especially if you're being forced to pay for reductions in DTW when you could get some DTW guys to voluntarily bid ORD, if you announced ORD first. That's my best guess for the 're: ORD' angle - its a long shot, at best.
Of course, that might look like a 'win' for Spirit ALPA, so, there's the cost of that too to consider.
03-06-2013 | 07:07 PM
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And "unintended government consequence fee." Give me a break. Thankfully there is a law that says the prices including all taxes and fees must be disclosed.
03-07-2013 | 05:38 AM
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Don't just single-out the airlines.
03-07-2013 | 05:50 AM
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Thats actually how it works in most developed countries outside the US...
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