Originally Posted by
milepig
Also, I fail to see how adding $5.60 makes anything "much more cost prohibitive" that's about the price of a cup of coffee at the airport.
At least for the price of a cup of coffee, you get a cup of coffee - assuming you wanted a cup of coffee in the first place.
Adding the $5.60 to the "security fee" gains the traveler nothing they wanted, and much they didn't. It's a complete waste.