[Arubalisa]

I am very sorry this has happened to you.

There was a piece on our local news last night about airfares being about 18% cheaper than they were since 1998. BUT, the airlines are trying to make up the difference in add on fees. Fuel surcharge is just another example.

This is now a common practice in the cruise industry as well when the price of oil goes above $70/barrel. Now that oil has been back above $70, many cruiselines are hesitant to tack on the surcharge because of the poor economy.