Originally Posted by
cirrusdragoon
Well , given financial hardships the industry is facing, I cannot blame industry to pass on expenses to the consumer. Any company can add on fees as they like. Much like how some metropolitan hotels have “resort fees” when its not even a resort . Hair salons have added covid fee surcharges even. It is a sign of the times, its not necessarily loved by the consumer , but I would rather that business be alive .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...b9f_story.html
You don't understand. If WS wants to increase its fares to reflect increased costs, that's fine.
Styling NAVCAN as a surcharge, however, is a deceptive practice. Unlike AIFs, ATSC, and many foreign fees/taxes (e.g. US agriculture, UK APD, etc),
there is no per-person NAVCAN charge. Airlines pay NAVCAN based on weight of the aircraft and distance flown (here's
NAVCAN's calculator that will tell you how much it costs). The cost to the airline is the same whether the plane is full or has one passenger, and there is no pass-through of any funds collected through this surcharge.
There is no more logic or justification for there being a NAVCAN surcharge than there is for a landing fee surcharge, a gate lease surcharge, or a pilot surcharge.
If WS is adding this fake surcharge to companion and award tickets under the guise that it's a 3rd party surcharge, it's flat out deceitful.