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Old Jul 2, 2012 | 12:54 pm
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Originally Posted by SEA1K4EVR
Because that would be too consumer friendly..the whole reason fuel surcharges were introduced in the first place were to lure people in with a low fare and then slap the surcharge on right at the end along with all of the taxes. All about deception and psychology.
Yeah, but now that fares have to be quoted as all-in from the start, what's the benefit?
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