Fair go on cheap airfare advertisements

AIRLINES are to be banned from advertising cheap fares and then slugging consumers with additional fees and charges buried in the fine print.

The Federal Government yesterday moved to prohibit component pricing that leads to consumers buying a product without knowing the full price.

Consumer Affairs Minister Chris Bowen says it is “fundamental” that the total price be provided “at least as prominently” as any component price.

Mr Bowen says legislation introduced into Parliament yesterday will make it clear businesses must “state the total price as a single figure”.

“This government believes the total the consumer will pay must be prominently stated, not just lost somewhere in the footnote … or buried in the fine print,” he told parliament.

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