U.S. airlines are suing to block the Biden administration from requiring greater transparency over fees that the carriers charge their passengers, saying that a new rule would confuse consumers by giving them too much information during the ticket-buying process.
The U.S. Transportation Department said Monday it will vigorously defend the ruleagainst what it called “hidden junk fees.”
American, Delta, United and three other carriers, along with their industry trade group, sued the Transportation Department in a federal appeals court on Friday, asking the court to overturn the rule.
I just find it funny that for plane tickets it’s “show all the fees” and for ISPs it’s “stop nickel and diming us and just give us the bottom line price”. They’re both regulated industries with numerous fees being passed on to the consumer. Really it should always be the “you pay” price with itemization available, for fixed costs like regulatory fees and sales taxes.
They’re still the same thing though, a way for corps to charge you more without you noticing. If you red the article the fees they’re talking about are for baggage, changes or cancellations. Those things are technically optional so they shouldn’t be included in the “you pay” price as you say, but should still be disclosed so the consumer knows what other charges they might incur.
Hidden fees are standard in the US. Even in the grocery store the price on the label isn’t what you pay. You have to do math in your head to figure out the real price. Everything is purposely misleading. It’s infuriating.