Originally Posted by
croberts134
They didn't charge you for any taxes. They increased their base fares, which they are entitled to do whenever they please before you purchase the ticket (essentially).
I just did a dummy booking for travel in mid-August and, as seen below, they did not charge the federal excise tax (7.5%). I can't see how you'd be entitled to a refund of something that wasn't charged...
+1 They're profiteering by raising the base pre-tax fare, like nearly everyone else.
At the end of the day the market sets the price that someone is willing to pay for something. The price was X before the FAA shutdown, and it's still X today. The underlying allocation of X is the only thing that has changed. Unless they misrepresent that allocation, I don't think you have a case for any sort of refund.