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Old 6th June 2008, 04:47 AM   #23 (permalink)
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In article <Kc5zCFKlSPSIFALt@perry.co.uk>, roland@perry.co.uk says...
> In message <ojkg44hffld6i5n5merf80q6d3hsbuuion@>, at 20:57:04 on
> Thu, 5 Jun 2008, Joe Curry <egph@blueyonder.co.uk> remarked:
> >>"Following the OFT's warning to the holiday and travel industry in
> >>February, the OFT has successfully taken action against 13 airlines that
> >>did not include all fixed, non-optional costs, such as taxes, in prices
> >>on their websites."

> >
> >>The grey area is still the "optional" charges, like check-in!

> >
> >Plus a few more 'optionals' Roland... Wouldn't it be nice if consumers
> >could navigate these confusing booking engines with confidence?

>
> And faster, too. Some of the sites (Easyjet is bad and BMIBaby has
> become even worse recently) make you click through half a dozen pages
> nagging you to buy extras, until you can get to the final "buy now"
> page.
>
> Or is this just the quid pro quo for having a cheap flight?


If they are selling you a flight for 1p all in then it is worth the
trawling ;)
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