Southwest is driving me crazy!

[LexiC123]

I swear, it was not this complicated last year.

On the Select Departing Flight page, the outbound flight I want is listed as $89.

When I select that flight and continue on to the Air Itinerary & Pricing page, however, the flight price jumps to $99.70:

Base Fare $82.79 + Govt Taxes $16.91 = $99.70
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Maybe I don't have enough caffeine in me, but I'm just not getting the disparity. Am I missing some fine print somewhere?

I know that taxes and govt fees are additional, but what I don't get is how the flight is priced at $89...which is neither the base fare nor the price inclusive of taxes and fees.

Any help in figuring out the logic here would be greatly appreciated.

 

[clanmcculloch]

Looking at my itinerary, what I'm seeing is that the base fare + the Excise Taxes = the fare they quoted me. They then add on the Segment Fee, Facility Fee and Security Fee giving the final total cost.

 

[LexiC123]

Ahhh...so that's what it was: the excise taxes.

Thank you for clearing that up for me.