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FBN's Peter Barnes on Spirit Airlines going to court to argue against the 'Passenger Bill of Rights.'
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Some of the kind of jealous yeah either -- -- do away with the passenger -- -- -- The carrier taking his case to court get a Barnes and Reagan national are now spirit not afraid kind of stir the pot these days there PV.
The -- o'clock -- day getting -- -- listen this is a fight.
About the -- directs okay up until last year as you know the airlines -- basically advertise.
Just their fair specially those not low fares and for the fees and taxes.
-- had to read the five print or click through click through click through on the website and in the case a discount airlines like spirit.
The fees in the taxes could total more than the fair its famous for this nine dollar fare promotion -- these baggage and cancellation fees about a growing source of revenues.
For the airlines more than five billion dollars a year more than a hundred million dollars a year for spirit alone but last year the transportation apart department -- new rules to force airlines to disclose more about fees and taxes.
Upfront a special late.
About that taxes.
Spirit -- sued to to stop this saying that at all violated.
It's free speech -- its commercial free speech rights saying that the government's taxes have nothing to do with that spares consumer groups say that the court.
Should uphold the new rules.
The airlines are using their standard kitchen sink hide behind the First Amendment claim that com.
The federal regulators.
Broke the federal regulatory laws.
And just hope that they will delay the rules because you delay the rules you can make money.
Meantime is fighting that spirit has been fighting back breaking out the ticket taxes -- description quote your government tax rate.
One flight I looked up this morning to Atlanta.
150 dollar fair had a 24%.
Tax for.
