Delta Continues to Adjust to Unprecedented Fuel Costs with Addition of Fuel Surcharge
#16
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Am I reading the previous post correctly? Does Northwest add $330 in fuel sur-charges to the price of every round-trip ticket?
#17
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Here, Fran, Read this: http://www.bestfares.com/news-newsID645-All_Major_Airlines_Including_Northwest_Match_$20_F uel_Surcharge_Increase.html
I think what it is saying is that you are paying 330.00 more for a ticket than in Dec. 07.
It must be the cumulation of the surcharges since last year.
but I readily admit I don't fly much and could be very wrong here.
I think what it is saying is that you are paying 330.00 more for a ticket than in Dec. 07.
It must be the cumulation of the surcharges since last year.
but I readily admit I don't fly much and could be very wrong here.
#18
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O.K. I found the original post, which is on disboards budget board.
That OP said she got an e-mail from DISNEY that stated this:
So my guess is that Delta and Disney have some kind of travel-agency deal thing and Disney's prices are going up....
and
The prices mentioned are cumulative price increases from a specific date last year.
I'm declaring this "much ado about nothing"....
edited: I'm on the phone with Delta because Disney (I had to call anyway since we're going in December... has business to take care of... figured I'd ask while I was on the phone) insists this is true and not just for Disney. Unfortunately, I have an Indian agent who also seems to have a mush mouth in addition to a thick accent who seems to think this is a "promotion" and keeps wanting to transfer me to the "promotions" desk. LOL And I think I may have just signed up for something.......
That OP said she got an e-mail from DISNEY that stated this:
While this isn't totally budget related, it s for those planning a trip and looking to book.
I have received the following email from Disney:
Delta Airlines has implemented a fuel surcharge. The new surcharge is $50.00 one way $100.00 round trip on domestic fares.
They have been given until Monday to ticket without the surcharge, so if you are in a Delta market, you may want to move quickly
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
I have received the following email from Disney:
Delta Airlines has implemented a fuel surcharge. The new surcharge is $50.00 one way $100.00 round trip on domestic fares.
They have been given until Monday to ticket without the surcharge, so if you are in a Delta market, you may want to move quickly
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news
and
The prices mentioned are cumulative price increases from a specific date last year.
I'm declaring this "much ado about nothing"....
edited: I'm on the phone with Delta because Disney (I had to call anyway since we're going in December... has business to take care of... figured I'd ask while I was on the phone) insists this is true and not just for Disney. Unfortunately, I have an Indian agent who also seems to have a mush mouth in addition to a thick accent who seems to think this is a "promotion" and keeps wanting to transfer me to the "promotions" desk. LOL And I think I may have just signed up for something.......
Last edited by spleenstomper; Jun 26, 2008 at 10:16 am
#19
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Would someone explain to me why the airlines charge a flat sur-charge fee rather than just increasing fares. It seems really unfair to have the same sur-charge applied to a $125 fare between JAX-ATL versus the same sur-charge for a $500 fare between JAX-SEA. That seems so unfair that I cannot understand why a single person in management would even think about that idea for more than 30 seconds.
Nope, I bought a RIC-BOS roundtrip on NW for an even $200 a few weeks ago.
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The final response from Delta:
There is no fuel surcharge starting on Monday that they know of.
Consider the source....
As for the ticket prices, I had to pay about 600.00 each for 2 tickets on DL in August that "used to" cost me about 250. to 280.00 each. Also the article I quoted said fare surcharges for markets that *don't* have low cost carrier competitors (such as my market).
There is no fuel surcharge starting on Monday that they know of.
Consider the source....
As for the ticket prices, I had to pay about 600.00 each for 2 tickets on DL in August that "used to" cost me about 250. to 280.00 each. Also the article I quoted said fare surcharges for markets that *don't* have low cost carrier competitors (such as my market).
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Not a credible source IMO.
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Would someone explain to me why the airlines charge a flat sur-charge fee rather than just increasing fares. It seems really unfair to have the same sur-charge applied to a $125 fare between JAX-ATL versus the same sur-charge for a $500 fare between JAX-SEA. That seems so unfair that I cannot understand why a single person in management would even think about that idea for more than 30 seconds.
Am I reading the previous post correctly? Does Northwest add $330 in fuel sur-charges to the price of every round-trip ticket?
Am I reading the previous post correctly? Does Northwest add $330 in fuel sur-charges to the price of every round-trip ticket?
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#24
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Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
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When they quote you a phony fare, this is nothing but dishonest, and the consumer protection agencies should jump down their throats on this fraud upon consumers. Fuel is an essential part of the basic product. Planes won't fly without it. Putting it on a seperate line down with the taxes is not an honest way to run a business. It belongs as part of the fare.
Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
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When they quote you a phony fare, this is nothing but dishonest, and the consumer protection agencies should jump down their throats on this fraud upon consumers. Fuel is an essential part of the basic product. Planes won't fly without it. Putting it on a seperate line down with the taxes is not an honest way to run a business. It belongs as part of the fare.
Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
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When they quote you a phony fare, this is nothing but dishonest, and the consumer protection agencies should jump down their throats on this fraud upon consumers. Fuel is an essential part of the basic product. Planes won't fly without it. Putting it on a seperate line down with the taxes is not an honest way to run a business. It belongs as part of the fare.
Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
Maybe some class action lawyers would take note. I would not mind the $6.53 check for damages after hefty attorney fees are deducted or the coupon or whatever, just as long as this fraudulent fuel surcharge practice is shot down for good.
#28
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The main scammers using this technique are indeed not US carriers, they are European legacies. But DL is the only US carrier I am aware of that DOES use this scam on passengers originating in Europe.
#29
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I believe it was on USAToday that I saw a headline indicating that the European Union has passed a law requiring EU-based airfares to be quoted with all surcharges included. I'm guessing this was more a reaction to all the hidden fees of the deep discounters like RyanAir and their ilk, but it's not irrelevant to the issue of separate fuel surcharges.
#30
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Where they are committing the fraud on consumers is putting up phony fares that search engines bring up as being the lowest when they are really not. Savvy travellers know to wait to see the final ticket price, but the less sophisticated are being ripped off by these rotten airline ''fuel surcharge'' scams.