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UAE-India flights for as low as Dh300 announced Web report/Sharjah Photo: Supplied The airline also recently announced a free global Covid-19 cover for all passengers travelling on its flights. Sharjah carrier Air Arabia is offering flight tickets to India for as low as Dh300 one-way all inclusive. The discounted fares come at a time when forecasts for the rebounding of UAE s travel and tourism sector continue to strengthen. The airline also recently announced a free global Covid-19 cover for all passengers travelling on its flights from Sharjah. This cover is automatically included with the booking and no additional documents are required from passengers. ....
President and monica mitchard kushner s family business ties to the middle east and why the white house has broken secretary of state position on policies related to persian gulf nations. we could not understand why the trump administration was so firmly taking the saudi side in this dispute between the saudi and the righties and qataris because the united states has very important interest in qatar. at the top of the list are thousands of u.s. troops stationed in the base fare. reporter: the revelation that also suggest the russia probe is nothing beyond just election meddling. investigation is now just a couple shy of the one-year mark. my own view is suited to to serve his own interest to the point where it was the prior special counsel was there for about three years plus. everybody could see that was a mistake. all of us after the mueller investigation last month ....
Will airlines money if these rules do change? well, they will still make money on the fees. i don t think fees will go away. they will try to charge you more and more for other choices you make. it is capitalism. if the passenger is willing to pay for it, they will keep doing it. if the passengers push back and travel demand drops, which i don t see, they may pull it back. one challenge two years ago in 2012, like you mentioned, they tried to, the government came in and said you cannot advertise a base fare without taxes and fees in that fare. they got that passed. now the airline transparency act is trying to get through congress right now. that is actually doing the opposite. it is going to make it so all the fees are broken down and it will make it more confusing for the traveler to choose which airline to fly based on price comparisons. you have two things going on at the same time. ....
Actually supporting the bill saying it will give legislators who raise taxes on tickets some accountability as well. with more on this, turn to fox business network s rich edson from reagan national airport. rich? reporter: well, gregg, this bill would change the total price you see when shopping for an airline ticket. the way it works now, from a government regulation from a couple years ago airlines must advertise the full cost of the trip when they try to sell awe ticket. it includes the base fare plus the taxes and fees. what this bill would do, would allow airlines to advertise just the base fare and add on taxes and fees afterwards, like what happens when you buy almost every other product. department of transportation defends its rule from couple years ago. d.o.t. saying, consumers consistently confirmed of advertising below the total cost of travel causes confusion. d.o.t. s full fare advertising rule requires airlines to state entire price paid by consumer but carrier remain ....
But realistically, if you re in a destination longer than that, that s when those potential baggage or heavier carrion fees kick inch right? you re saying that people are okay with that because they re getting such a low fare. right? yeah. they still do better. we sent you guys a chart neil: yes, you did. if you look from 2006 to 2013, the price spirit customers pay for their tippings plus their tickets plus bags has state flat and oil prices have increased greatly. at spirit we have lowered the base fare and added the fee so if you carry bags, you re not paying anymore than you used to pay, but if you carry less, you pay less. neil: we did get you stuff minutes before this part. pretty interesting. ....