Airline Tax Going To Corporate Jets?
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Updated: April 16, 2007
The federal dollars were used for enhancements such as longer runways and passenger terminals aimed at luring traffic.
The investigation revealed passengers pay as many as six separate taxes and fees on a single airline ticket, adding up to more than 104-billion since 1997. Yet these assessments are often overlooked by the millions who click the buy button to purchase tickets online, even though they can exceed 25 percent of the total airfare.
The FAA wants to scrap many existing passenger taxes and replace them with higher fuel taxes and user fees that would put more of the burden on noncommercial aviation.
