New Taxes for airline tickets?

[Tim Nelson]

Part of Obama's tax increases may affect the Airline industry directly. In his new budget proposal, he puts in language to increase the $2.50 fee per segment that a pax pays for TSA [security]. Although the fee is not defined, based on the wording, experts say that it could mean the $2.50 fee goes to $8.00 fee for each segment. So a RT with one connection would then be $32 by 2012.

regards,
Tim Nelson
IAM Local Chairman, 1487, Chicago

 

[CaptBud330]

President Obama said in his campaign "Change we can believe in". I agree. Change is all we will have left after Obama, Pelosi and Reid are finished taxing us.

 

[PHL]

Part of Obama's tax increases may affect the Airline industry directly. In his new budget proposal, he puts in language to increase the $2.50 fee per segment that a pax pays for TSA [security]. Although the fee is not defined, based on the wording, experts say that it could mean the $2.50 fee goes to $8.00 fee for each segment. So a RT with one connection would then be $32 by 2012.

regards,
Tim Nelson
IAM Local Chairman, 1487, Chicago

And that $32 doesn't include the other fees that are tacked on now. Remember when an airfare was advertised as $359, that's exactly what you paid?