"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
news:1icmc6s.hiur9t1kwk93sN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> tim (not at home) wrote:
>
>> "Erick T. Barkhuis" wrote in message
>> news:MPG.2226289734d6c2dd9896dd@news.individual.net...
>> > 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.
>>
>> As was demanded by the courts under the DDA.
>>
>> Airlines (or anybody else) are not allowed to charge disabled passengers
>> for
>> handling their disability. As there's no magic money to pay for it, all
>> the
>> other pax have to share the cost.
>
> But, who accounts that it's the real cost?
No-one. Airlines can add as many spurious fees that they like, now, as long
as they are in the advertised price.
tim
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