<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by freakflyer:
[B]My understanding is that United did not receive ANY money on those tickets - the whole $24/27/29 (depending on the ticket) went to taxes...</font>
...and in this case, there's a $3/nite energy surcharge, plus taxes and any other charges they can drum up (local phone calls, etc...)