Airfare $19.86 surely way below fuel cost. Who even came up with this system?
More like mostly fees. Taxes are like $11, while the fees are most of it.
The fees are the cost of the flight. This would be like a restaurant listing the power, staffing, storage space, accounting, inspection, and all the other costs to make food separately on your receipt.
so a more accurate way of phrasing this would be, “taxes and fees are 400% more than the flight”
I’d break that number down further, into both taxes and fees, and then ask yourself why they made sure to say “taxes” first.
Well, half of it is a “carrier interface charge” - basically, you’re paying to buy online. Fees are taxed differently, but they have to be optional. If you buy at an airport, they don’t charge it.
That’s Frontier for ya. The Ryanair of the US
But hey, at least the FCC is investing DEI everywhere.
You couldn’t pay me enough to fly just now.
(Alright I lie. I’ll do it, but you have to pay up front and add in life insurance.)
That reminds me that I’ll probably be flying back to the Bay Area on my employer’s dime in a couple months … and I do have a decent life insurance policy through them … at least my wife will be able to live out the rest of her life in comfort
I have a conference to go to next month, and I really need these planes to stop crashing between now and then or my wife won’t let me go.
Uh oh. Just realized I left myself wide open for some Monkey Paw shit. I really need these planes to stop crashing between now and THE TIME I SAFELY GET BACK HOME FROM THE CONFERENCE.
Why not simply make the flight FREE*
(* Taxes and fees apply)
Let’s not give them any ideas.
Good thing Biden and Lina Khan are still here working to fight junk fees. Oh… Wait
Ah, the playing of numbers. They could really spin this any way they want. The best way is to say the fee is the fee, and if it’s too much then don’t pay it. The purpose is to attempt to point the finger at all the other bullshit.
