Originally Posted by jetjockey696
Budget carrier AirAsia has been slapped with a hefty fine for not including taxes and other charges on its website.
The airline was fined A$200,000 in the Melbourne Federal Court today for contravening the single pricing provision of the Australian Consumer Law, said the Australian Associated Press.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the case followed a 10-month period during which the
www.airasia.com website did not display some airfare prices inclusive of all taxes, duties, fees and other mandatory charges "in a prominent way and as a single figure".
A$200,000 is peanut to AirAsia.