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Old Mar 18, 2022 | 12:31 pm
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Originally Posted by exwannabe
Airlines always play a game here. The final price of the ticket is very market sensitive. They can add a fuel surcharge, but the total price is subject to demand so they need to adjust the base fare. That is why we had idiotic prices years ago where the base free was near $0 and the fuel surcharge was the main component of the total fare.

I might need to relearn the magic code language and revisit the "trick it" thread":-)
Back then, did travel agents earn commissions on the whole ticket cost or just the base fare? I wonder whether fuel surcharges, etc. were similar to resort fees in that the hotel or airline would pay a percentage of a lower number (and in the hotel cast, not award points on resort fees either).
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