ACCC takes action against Jetstar and Virgin for drip pricing practices

peterpeterpumpkin on 19/06/2014 - 21:50

'bout bl**dy time…

ACCC takes action against Jetstar and Virgin for drip pricing practices

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http://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-again…

Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until August to see how it all goes. It's a shame that the foreign-operated domestic services by the same companies (e.g. Jetstar Vietnam) may never change.

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Comments

  • RockyRaccoon on 20/06/2014 - 02:10

    It's a shame that the foreign-operated domestic services by the same companies (e.g. Jetstar Vietnam) may never change.

    Although in fairness in this situation, their competitors eg Scoot, AirAsia. Tiger do the same.

    That said hopefully the ACCC does succeed here with their action on the domestic operations

  • Geewhizz on 20/06/2014 - 06:40
    +1

    So if it's (partially) about charging a booking fee if paying by CC I wonder how Qantas avoided being included.

  • Natt on 20/06/2014 - 07:11

    I bought a Jetstar ticket the other day and paid with POLI. It crashed out, taking 45 minutes to sort out if I actually had a ticket!

    This guy sums it up better.
    https://www.facebook.com/JetstarAustralia/posts/649224891787…

    I think if the fee-free option is unworkable, then they definitely should be including the cc transaction fee in the base fare price.

    My 2c

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