Weird price difference...
 

Not that I would make a fuss over $1.50, but on March 31st I booked a reservation through CO.com with a total of $777, including taxes (nice number, I know).

Today, after 48 hours I received a confirmation email for the booking and the total for it was $778.5, including taxes. After comparing it to the notes that I made for the total price - the difference appears to be in the taxes.

Again, I will still sleep good at night knowing that I paid $1.50 more than what I was supposed to, but is that ok that I was charged extra? Shouldn't have I been notified or questioned whether I still confirm to charge my card for the changed amount? Could they have charged me $50 more that way?

But, sometimes it goes the other way, too, especially on international taxes.
And I was glad when the county assessor changed my property tax check from $1,689.78 to $1,869.78 without calling me, thereby saving me a $187 penalty. I did get a letter from the 2 months later explaining what they had done

Now, THAT'S the kind of adjustment that will make me sleep even better!

Lovely, but completely not related.

well at least you didnt buy a msy-mia-msy S fare for $467 for it to turn into a $427 H fare. i am f#$%^&ng pissed. but i guess that's the way it works.

PFCs for EWR went up to $4.50 (from $3.00) on April 1 this year.

dan

Ouch. I hadn't heard about this before. I guess we were too busy talking about Hooters Air pulling out of EWR-MYR :eek:

I figured something like that happened, but I placed my order on March 31st at approx. 6pm, including my credit card number and all... Doesn't it count as it was ticketed on the 31st?

I would've guessed that anything ticketed before April 1 would still have the $3. A res I made last week for later this month has EWR at $3. I think you should call CO and tell them that you shouldn't have to pay that $1.50 :td: :D .

Slightly OT, USAToday has an article today saying that DL will start charging its pax the PFC's (and they hope other airlines will follow). I am under the impression that the pax already pay PFCs. Any thoughts on what they mean?

dan

No offense to anyone, but my time is worth more than spending a 10 minute call over the phone for getting back $1.50...


I'd love to give u my thoughts, only if I knew what PFCs stand for... :D

Passenger Facility Charge.

Ohhhh... It does look less terrifying as an abbreviation. :)

I can't imagine that CO will be stupid enough to charge such fee as taxes. It is not tax related, and might cause them trouble, especially when they can just include it inside the ticket's price and then u won't even notice it...

That was sarcasm re the phone call (hence the smiley).

Anyway, PFCs have been in effect since the "Aviation and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990." Originally, they were between $1-$3. Since then, airports have been allowed to apply for a $4.50 charge. A complete list of these by airport can be found at PFC Approved Locations (PDF file) if anyone is interested. PFCs are used for airport improvement projects. Without them, airports would have even more trouble finishing large projects. These have nothing to do with the airline that collects them, they never really see the money (except to transfer it to the airport).

dan