Comments on: Discount Airfares: The Not So Fine Print* http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/12/04/discount-airfares-the-not-so-fine-print/ Exposing the strings and catches in advertising fine print. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:01:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barry http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/12/04/discount-airfares-the-not-so-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-19070 Barry Sun, 08 Apr 2007 06:02:11 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=168#comment-19070 Fares that cheap are available in this area. From Singapore to Thailannd only US$30 then comes the other stuff and finally you are out around US$150 and you have not reached there (Thailand) yet but it is still cheaper then what we used to pay previously. Budget flights are the in thing nowadays. Fares that cheap are available in this area. From Singapore to Thailannd only US$30 then comes the other stuff and finally you are out around US$150 and you have not reached there (Thailand) yet but it is still cheaper then what we used to pay previously. Budget flights are the in thing nowadays.

]]> By: Pierre http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/12/04/discount-airfares-the-not-so-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-4011 Pierre Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:42:54 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=168#comment-4011 Pretensious satire on a legitimate issue. Pretensious satire on a legitimate issue.

]]> By: RS http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/12/04/discount-airfares-the-not-so-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-3982 RS Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:28:15 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=168#comment-3982 The sad part is that we've come to expect this type of "false" advertising like we see in the auto-sales industry, and so we tolerate it. the airlines have so many different ways to calculate rates that you always wonder if you got a good deal. There's government rate, standard rate, advanced purchase rate, late purchase rate, weekend rate, full-fare rate, advertised rate, discount rate, super-discount rate, internet rate, etc (OK I made up the names, but the idea is there.) And these rates seem to change on a daily basis. Is it that hard to simply say "we charge you either first class or coach"? Can't they make it like a bus? Here's the fare...do you want to ride with us or not? (OK, senior and student discounts apply there, but whatever.) Then on top of that you get hit with all of the extra charges: airport fee, security fee, gas surcharge, 911 fee, national security fee, homeland security fee, pilot anti-drinking support program fee, food surcharge, silverware fee, aisle carpet-cleaning fee, etc. These are only topped by the fees added to our phone bills! The sad part is that we’ve come to expect this type of “false” advertising like we see in the auto-sales industry, and so we tolerate it.

the airlines have so many different ways to calculate rates that you always wonder if you got a good deal. There’s government rate, standard rate, advanced purchase rate, late purchase rate, weekend rate, full-fare rate, advertised rate, discount rate, super-discount rate, internet rate, etc (OK I made up the names, but the idea is there.) And these rates seem to change on a daily basis.

Is it that hard to simply say “we charge you either first class or coach”? Can’t they make it like a bus? Here’s the fare…do you want to ride with us or not? (OK, senior and student discounts apply there, but whatever.)

Then on top of that you get hit with all of the extra charges: airport fee, security fee, gas surcharge, 911 fee, national security fee, homeland security fee, pilot anti-drinking support program fee, food surcharge, silverware fee, aisle carpet-cleaning fee, etc. These are only topped by the fees added to our phone bills!

]]> By: island http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/12/04/discount-airfares-the-not-so-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-3839 island Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:09:40 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=168#comment-3839 Seriously, I believe that a legislative report on this would be more interesting and probably a little funnier. This is becoming trite, though I hope we can hopefully find a funnier way of addressing this... Seriously, I believe that a legislative report on this would be more interesting
and probably a little funnier. This is becoming trite, though I hope we can hopefully find a funnier way of addressing this…

]]> By: Alcari http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/12/04/discount-airfares-the-not-so-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-3831 Alcari Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:29:09 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=168#comment-3831 "" One free bathroom visit per flight."" What the hell? Reads article again....ohhhhhhh right...HEHE “” One free bathroom visit per flight.”"
What the hell?

Reads article again….ohhhhhhh right…HEHE

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