Originally Posted by
exporttrader
I agree....Total price should be shown, but taxes and fees should be spelled out.
As a matter of fact maybe someone can help with this. Why taxes & fees on exactly the same route BOS-Toronto round trip, are different for Porter and Air Canada with the exception that Porter flies into Toronto Island while Air Canada flies into Pearson (with one of the most expensive landing fees in the world). Taxes and fees are $117.49 on Porter and $72.99 on Air Canada. Makes no sense to me.
Landing fees are not one of the itemized taxes that airlines price based on as they are not a per-person levy. The difference is almost certainly in the way the two companies split the fare and the YQ fuel surcharge on the flights. Especially given the way Porter has frequent 30-50% off sales which apply only to the fare, not taxes and fees, it is not surprising that they shift more of the cost into those non-discounted buckets so that the impact to them on the sale is somewhat mitigated, while still being great for marketing.
That's just a hunch, but I'd bet if you looked at the fare breakdown that's how it would play out.