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Old Apr 16, 2014, 3:41 pm
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Originally Posted by 1353513636
The sad thing is most people won't notice, but, the taxes and fees on that ticket amount to $21.60 ($10.80 x 2 for Passenger Facilities Charge + Sept. 11 Security Fee) and 7.5% excise tax, so total amount airlines get is ~$259, NOT $237. Additionally, listed under the "Hidden" fees which aren't hidden, they are clearly stated on the purchase page, is International Departure/Arrival Tax, CBP Fee, US APHIS Fee, US APHIS Aircraft Fee (which is assessed by aircraft and not by passenger), and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fee, all of which would not be payable for a domestic passenger flying LAX-DFW-DCA.

EDIT: Just thought of something. Since they're tacking international only fees on a domestic ticket, someone should make an ad that says "Airlines for America uses non-transparent advertisement to push Transparent Airfares Act."
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