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Old Nov 23, 2010 | 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by forgottenstar
How in the world can they charge people for going through mandatory security measures? And who would the money go to? That just sounds crazy...
I've got some news for you... the TSA has been charging you $2.50 per enplanement for nearly a decade. If you examine any ticket you've bought recently, it should have a line marked "September 11th Security Fee" or "AY." The airline just collects the money as part of your ticket purchase and remits it to the TSA.

The charge is levied per enplanement, so if you take a 4-segment roundtrip, you just paid $10 for the privilege of being scanned, ogled, and/or groped.

http://www.tsa.gov/research/fees/passenger_fee.shtm
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