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Old Apr 16, 2014, 11:30 am
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Originally Posted by BearX220
It's to help ULCCs engage in effectively deceptive advertising, by putting "$1!" fares in big huge type and "$100 per carry-on bag" in very small type. It's the opposite of transparency. The bill has heavy support from Spirit and Frontier.
Spirit shouldn't even have an operating certificate, let alone the ability to advertise so deceptively.
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