Airline Fares Are Not Meant To Be Equal

A friend in the Airline industry then told me about how the system actually works. Usually an Airline operator has a basic cost that they need to cover in order to make their trip profitable. This (which is very different from the Airline fares we pay) is a low figure that includes fuel charges, service charges, salaries and equipment cost etc.

The Airline fares we pay are from this base component, plus the profit margin of the Airlines, with the taxes and surcharges imposed by the airport and finally, the commissions charged by various tourist operators or booking agents.

Now the affordability of your Airline fares depends almost entirely on the premium that your agent is going to charge you for. If it is someone whom you deal with on a fairly regular basis, he may decrease the commission you have to pay out. If it is someone you are dealing with for the first time, be prepared to pay through your nose.

Nevertheless, try to bargain with your travel agent. If the trip is international and have entails hotel bookings as well, ask them if they will cover your visa charges. If the trip is domestic, ask them if they can provide you with vouchers of any sort. These travel agents are usually a well connected and depending on your destination, they just might have the right deal to sweeten your Airline fares!

Have you ever wondered about the unfairness of Airline fares? I have, and constantly at that. Each time I get into a flight I make it a point to ask my co passengers, at least those within hearing distance, what Airline fares they paid for the privilege of traveling together.

And each time to their surprise, and my glee, they have all provided different amounts. In one memorable case, the difference in Airline fares that a man and his co-passenger in the next seat paid was vast enough to straddle a couple of hundred dollars. This led to a very amusing fight that the cabin crew was hard pressed to break up.

But anyways, coming back to the topic of Airline fares, they really are atrocious. I mean, I have booked my tickets at various times. When time has been on my side, I have made my bookings well in advance. Especially when it comes to business travel, I have often been forced to make my bookings at the last minute. Unbelievably, there are times when I have paid more expensive Airline fares for my bookings at leisure than the Airline fares I paid for my last minute rush. How do you explain that?

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