Originally Posted by
exerda
For any given day of travel, a frequent flier has contributed much more to the security fees than an infrequent one.
I don't understand that statement. Get rid of the "For any given day of travel" and it makes sense, but as written? Unless you're talking about people taking multiple trips per day, the $/day is the same for frequent vs. infrequent fliers.
Originally Posted by
exerda
As far as direct vs. connecting, I'm not entirely sure, but I suspect that when you book a "direct" flight with stops (i.e. one flight # for all operated flights on the leg), you only get billed the 9/11 fee once.
Nope. Direct flights with two legs get billed twice for the 11th day of the 9th month. I think it's maxed out at $5 per flight, regardless of the # of stops. This applies regardless of whether or not the flight is "direct". The gov't doesn't seem to care about the airlines' misleading "direct" flights; every takeoff/landing pair is treated the same (I guess tech stops are not included).