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Fair fares?
One thing I can never grasp is the concept of constantly changing airline fares. I could be looking for a ticket one hour, find a good price, but decide to think about it, come back an hour later and it will be higher. Then I could come back the next day and it will be lower.
It could make sense for an airline to keep changing their price, but is it FAIR? I can't think of any other industry that does this and I wonder about it. I could be flying to New York and sitting next to someone who paid twice as much as me for the same class seat.. or half. Why does it make sense to everyone but me? Why does nobody take issue with this and try to call for regulation?
The other big scam is service fees, fuel taxes, and other tack-ons. When you shop for a ticket (to anything... flight, concert, play) you always have to deal with these extra fees on top of what you've already determined to be a good price. It is a total scam, I think. I bought a $25 concert ticket and ended up paying $40 because of all the extra crap. Once again - scam, but its the only way to buy it before it sells out. Should it be regulated or should I "vote with my wallet" which essentially means "punish myself while someone else takes my place?"
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