Originally Posted by
pbarnette
Do they really advertise it as "free"? By that, I mean, do they ever actually put out an ad that doesn't have the fine print of "taxes and fees may apply"?
Airline ads often feature that sort of fine print, but bear in mind a fuel surcharge is netiher a tax nor a fee. It's nothing but "fare" by another name.
Northwest Airlines tried a similar stunt with me on the Bucharest deal way back when (trying to call a zero base fare ticket with a fuel surcharge 'free'), and even their legal department recognized the error of that interpretation, with the end result benig my flying on the date, route, and mileage-upgraded cabin of my choosing...
