Originally Posted by
SAT Lawyer
IACE Travel is promoting a one-day sale to take place on February 20, 2010, for air travel from the US to Japan. A limited number of tickets are reportedly available for $299 round-trip, not including the fuel surcharge and taxes,
Looks like the "$299" advertised does not include the fuel surcharge. If that's the case, by not including any "fuel surcharges" in the advertised airfare, the IACE Travel advertisement violates the DoT's full fare advertising rule (14 CFR 399.84) and constitutes a deceptive trade practice and an unfair method of competition (49 U.S.C. 41712).
DoT enforcement actions, fines and consent decrees against others (e.g. JTB-USA) who've engaged in the same sleazy practice can be found by searching regulations.gov:
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Re...ontentType=pdf
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Re...ontentType=pdf