Tightslot
You have a good point; what I was being venomous about was the lie that a "fuel surcharge" is only to cover the additional cost of fuel.
I'm all for fares returning to proper levels. There has for a long time been too little income to run airlines properly. Ask why the person who signs off a B747 is paid about the same as a BMW mechanic, if he/she is very lucky.
All these additional charges, fuel, food, wheelchair, boarding, hold baggage, etc etc etc are simply attempts to restore revenue while pretending that fares are affordably low.
It's an insult to most peoples' intelligence; it's where the industry's newfound contempt for its customer starts. Almost everyone can work out that you have to add these together to see the cost of flying from A to B. It's just b****y irritating to have to do so.
If you divide Ryanair's turnover by the number of passengers it uplifts you get a remarkably high figure. Low fares? No, Sir.
It's true that it would be good for the industry to see the worst go to the wall. That might restore some commonsense among the survivors.