I was at one of the local airports in my metro area picking up tickets last night when one of the F9 ticketing agents mentioned that corporate is trying to get their agents to charge the $25 "Agent Assistance Fee" for tickets booked at the airport. I know the other area airport tried to pull a fast one on my trying to tack on this charge for a booking I was making there recently. Has anyone else been hearing about this / experiencing this?

This would likely seem to run afoul of Federal Excise Tax regulations regarding the CIC and could open the airline up to a class action suit, DOT/IRS investigation, and/or other punitive actions...