Originally Posted by
javabytes
As long as all the airline-imposed fees are required to be included in the advertised price, I don't see what the big deal is. I couldn't care less if the government-imposed taxes aren't calculated until checkout. That's how every other purchase I make goes.
And for some people, including me, that is also a deceptive practice (i.e. not showing the full price until checkout). It's also not universally true, such as when purchasing gas, as discussed above.