Cebu City Council examines promo fares

[monroy]

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@lhorenzoo I don't think you know how promo fares work bro.. they are dirt cheap because they only cover the fuel and taxes, that means the airlines get no profit from these fares, they are subsidized by full fee paying passengers who pay 3-4x the fare. So the promo passengers are only helping get the plane off the ground covering the fuel cost, they don't cover anything else like maintenance of the craft or the leasing fees of the planes. These promo seats are only sold at those prices because they would have been empty so the carrier is forced to sell them at very low fares.

Just because there are people who don't think these fares are cheap doesn't mean they aren't dirt cheap from the airlines POV. Without these promo fares these passengers wouldn't even be able to fly. Before budget airlines existed, people had to pay through the nose to fly the established airlines. I think people are forgetting those days when only very few people were able to even fly to Manila. Now almost everyone who has a job is able to afford these fares and some people are even able to save enough to fly to Hong Kong or other countries, imagine that under PAL monopoly no way... People are just being ingrates and forgetting how things were like when PAL was the only way to fly. Cos then you'd realize these fares even if you think they fooled you into paying for the fuel to get the plane off the ground are still giving you a good deal...

But who we kidding, there will always be people who think they're being screwed over by the budget carriers. If these carriers were forced to close, then these are the same people who'll pray for the carriers to come back.. =P I'm glad budget carriers are around, I don't care if their marketing isn't 100% honest, cos I'm grateful to be paying 1/3 of the price I'd normally pay and can save money.

[salbahis]

apilon nalang pud nila kanang jeep mag sige pag pasakay maski dili na masulod...

[diatabz]

I think the confusion stems from the time when Cebu Pac actually offered piso fares, inclusive of taxes. Correct me if I'm wrong though, since I remember how a friend of mine apparently paid only 25 pesos all in for a one way domestic trip.

[pinkpumpkin]

lol.. bisag unsa naman lang mahuna2an aning mga tawhana

i guess klaro man ang pag-advertise sa cebupac nga PISO fare as BASE FARE, meaning y labot surcharge, baggage/ seat fees..

grabe sad sa mga tao nga nagtuo ug piso ra gyud ang pliti ui.. common sense nalang unta

[street_of_no_return]

y now? to have a good name in this coming election? tsk tsk damn politics, they should do their respective duties not complain on other matter beyond their jurisdiction.

[CatalunanGrande]

maybe cebu pacific should just rephrase their ad statement saying Piso Base fare.. instead of saying PISO FARE- kay if they say PISO fare-mao na na imong Ticket Farem, period.. I agree to all of the points taken here. Government official should meddle first with the internal affairs that are affecting the system- i.e. unlawful of collecting fees in custom , etc. on the other hand, to resolve with their advertisement, for the interim, they just have to rephrase their ad line. people already know that the figures shown on their promotional ad is just a base fare, what they are asking is to be more accurate with their claims.. look what happen to Skechers right now, (apology for this irrelevant comparison) , it cost them $40 million dollars of settlement because of their false and unproven claims of their advertised tone up shoes And Tropicana juice- for claiming that their juice is "natural" whilst it is heavily processed. Perhaps doing business should be done squarely and fairly benefiting both the businessmen and the consumers.

[missingyouso]

i was quite happy with my last flight with cebu pacific. i got the promo fare on my way to my destination and the regular fare on my way back. they were on time both times. happy ra ko kay they fulfilled my expectations (no frills yet on time--that's all i need). im happy nga naay mga promo fares kay kung wa pa, d na lang ko mag-plane, mag-ship ug land travel na lang ko sa mga laaglaag.

people just need to educate themselves on how promo fares work. it is expected nga naa gyud na plus-plus. cguro dapat naa dako disclaimer regarding taxes para ma-alert cla daan. regarding the city council meddling, i agree, they should focus on more important matters

[vipvip68]

They should just post the actual price nga bayaran sa customer instead of hiding the fuel surcharge etc...

If both PAL and Cebu Pac do this , dili na unta mag tag-an tag-an ang customer kung pila gyud ang bayranan.

for me, it's all marketing gimmick ra man... if both stop this "Piso Fare" marketing tactic and just flat out tell us the full amount, dili na ni ma problema.

Proper agency for this is DTI kay national man ang scope... dili City Council...

[MetalManiac]

lol.. bisag unsa naman lang mahuna2an aning mga tawhana

i guess klaro man ang pag-advertise sa cebupac nga PISO fare as BASE FARE, meaning y labot surcharge, baggage/ seat fees..

grabe sad sa mga tao nga nagtuo ug piso ra gyud ang pliti ui.. common sense nalang unta

i can see the logic nga impossible kaayo nga one peso ang plite but why advertise it that way? pwede naman lang unta og ibutang na tanan ang ticket price og pila as all in, not thru that advertisement like one peso fare.

[emow]

^ i think its nobody's business how they should market their company and especially the local government.... if one feels being screwed buying the ticket even it is the cheapest in the market, then don't buy the ticket next time and buy the more expensive yet honest ones... this probe thing by the city council is bullshit, nothing good can ever come out from their heads...

Honesty is always not present in product advertising, ranging from the cheapest to the most expensive commodities and services... Let the consumer decide...if many customers dislike the cost benefit of buying the cebu pacific ticket, then the market immediately punishes the company by a continuous drop in sales...That can discipline the airline rather than external, know nothing agencies who spend most of the time enjoying our tax money..