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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 8:19 pm
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Bob'sYourUncle
 
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Originally Posted by SJCFlyerLG
You gotta love FT - I had no idea that "overflight" fees existed. I guess that the justification is ATC service.
Countries rake in a fair amount of revenue this way. As this document shows for example, NavCanada charges about $5,400 for a 747 to overfly Canada from SEA-LON, and about $1,700 for a 330 to use Canadian airspace on its way from JFK to FRA.
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