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Old Jul 23, 2011, 11:11 am
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lobo411
 
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Well, we'll see. If the fee has to be refunded for flights occurring when the fee is invalid, doesn't it logically follow that the fee has (or ought) to be collected for flights occurring after the fee becomes valid again?

IE, the only people who get away with not paying the use fee would be the ones who travel in the narrow window between 12:01 AM 7/23 and whenever the FAA is reauthorized.

That's just a guess, of course. And I'm guessing (hoping?) that Congress will do the responsible thing and act on a stopgap bill soon after the House returns from Recess on 7/25.

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