<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Whether the airlines (or any other company selling its product) itemize the various charges or not, as long as the charges are displayed up-front before I put the plastic on the table (or click the final "submit") I don't really care.</font>
I disagree--and so does the DOT. A fuel surcharge allows them to raise their airfares but not show it in their advertisising or published fares.
I am amazed at how many people are defending the airlines in how they market their product when they would complain if any other business tried the same.