Originally Posted by
747FC
@CRJ200flyer : Thanks for sharing these data. Just one question: What constitutes the 7% tax. Our GET is 4.5 in Honolulu County, and 4% throughout the rest of the State.
I actually got it wrong ... it's now up to a 7.5% tax. Federally standard on all commercial airline tickets, regardless of inter- or intra-state. Again, in another quirk of federal regulations, local taxes do not apply to air transportation. So only the 7.5% federal tax would be charged.
Airlines For America | U.S. Government-Imposed Taxes on Air Transportation