If you have traveled overseas in the past six months or you are planning to travel in the near future you would know that the fuel surcharges have increased, while fuel costs have come down or remained steady.
Delta has put two fuel surcharges on air tickets recently, amounting to an additional $86.
The problem here is that Delta and others are advertising low fares, knowing that once you book they are going to hit you with additional fuel and other charges.
All airlines should have to include these costs in the total ticket price that they advertise.
Delta is not alone here, look at any airline flying overseas and you will see outragous fuel surcharges.
The airlines need to know that, ripping people off with deceptive fares, luggage fees,check in fees, seat fees, etc will not win back customers and will cost them in the long run. ---Something is wrong here when an airline that was bankrupt twice comes back and mergers with another bankrupt airline to become the biggest airline in the US.(Who in the world would ever approve this).
Are they now or will they be soon the the biggest bankrupt airline in the US and require a government bailout at taxpayers expense.
They can easly apply to the government,(as they do on most everything) for a limited time exception if fuel stays above a certain level for 30 days or so.
Fuel surcharges are a thing of the past and government should enforce this.
I agree with the former head of American Airlines, Robert Crandell, "Perhaps its time for the government to reregulate the airlines"