The price of oil is falling. But not airline fees and fuel surcharges.
Although some air carriers have suggested they’ll reduce or eliminate fuel charges in particular, it’s not trickling down to tickets. At least most tickets.
Here are my nominations for the worst tax/fee to price ratios this week:
An Alitalia ticket from Naples via Rome to Catania – returning from Palermo to Rome, April 28 to May 11. The base price EUR 108 – or $138. Total with taxes and fees: $400.
A British Airways ticket from San Francisco to Newcastle – December 15 to 30.
The base price – $292 roundtrip. Total with taxes and fuel: $920.
I’m soliciting other candidates for the worst of the month. Comments are encouraged.
Alas, no prizes are available, just the fun of “misery loves company” and perhaps the dubious satisfaction of a story you can use to one-up friends and family over the Thanksgiving holidays.
Janice Hough is a California-based travel agent a travel blogger and a part-time comedy writer. A frequent flier herself, she’s been doing battle with airlines, hotels, and other travel companies for over three decades. Besides writing for Travelers United, Janice has a humor blog at Leftcoastsportsbabe.com (Warning, the political and sports humor therein does not represent the views of anyone but herself.)
