Fuel Surcharges: Air Canada Ticket Prices Jump by up to $120
May 10, 2008 by Rosalind Gardner
Filed under Our Trips & Tips
Air Canada annouced yesterday that it will add a fuel surchage that will raise the price of tickets by up to $120 per round-trip flight.
Fees of $20, $40 and $60 will be added to each one-way ticket depending on the flight’s distance.
$20 will be applied to short flights of up to 482 kilometres, $40 to mid-range flights of up to 1,609 kilometres and $60 to flights of 1,610 kilometres miles and more.
As there is no regulation that requires airlines to disclose the fee as part of the advertised price of a flight, many travelers will be shocked to see that the final cost of a ticket may be twice the advertised price and more.
How do YOU feel about this latest increase in the price of airline travel?
Sounds pretty sneaky to me. Why do they do it as a surcharge anyway? It’s not like the price of fuel is going to go back down. I say, if you’re going to raise the price just raise it and be done with it. Don’t try to fool us into thinking otherwise.
My 2 cents (which is actually worth 8 cents with my fuel surcharge) LOL
~Nikki