On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:08:43 +0100, Erick T. Barkhuis
wrote:
>Martin:
>> Erick wrote:
>>
>> >Martin:
>> >
>> >> The German TV Plus Minus program was playing the game of comparing advertised
>> >> prices against actual final prices last night.
>> >
>> >And to what conclusion did they jump?
>> >"Not fair"??
>>
>> Lies?
>> AFAIR a ticket advertised for EUR 0 actually cost EUR140+
>
>Depends on the airline.
>
>
>I just read the summary at their website.
>http://www.daserste.de/plusminus/beitrag_dyn~uid,jpjg4qbmcaa89g27~cm.asp
>
>They comment specifically on Germanwings, TUIfly, Ryanair, and Easyjet.
>The german airlines usually add "Kerosinzuschlag" (fuel costs), where the
>latter two are creative in finding other items to add to the bill.
>One example mentions a "wheel chair fee", to be paid by every traveller,
>regardless of whether or not the wheel chair is needed.
KLM don't have this problem they refuse to take wheel chair passengers.
>
>Ryanair also appears to charge 15 euros for passengers checking in their
>luggage. One passenger, who had the right to cancel a flight - and did so
>- didn't get the full amount refunded, because Ryanair charged him with
>"cancellation costs" to an amount that even exceeded the amount of
>airport taxes and additional fuel fees.
As I said "lies".
KLM bought forward fuel a year in advance and still charged a fuel supplement.
--
Martin
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