New TSA fees to increase ticket prices in July!
Jun 21, 2014, 6:34 am
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We have posted a statement about this increase here. You can also read the Federal Register notice.
This increase is part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. The law restructures the fee limitation from up to $2.50 per leg of a connecting flight (capped at $5 per one-way trip), to a flat $5.60 per one-way trip.
This increase is part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. The law restructures the fee limitation from up to $2.50 per leg of a connecting flight (capped at $5 per one-way trip), to a flat $5.60 per one-way trip.
Jun 21, 2014, 6:59 am
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New TSA fees to increase ticket prices in July!
Last winter, I booked a free rewards ticket on RJ using AA miles. This "free" ticket cost me $125 in fees and head taxes. We're definitely heading in that direction.
Jun 21, 2014, 8:12 am
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I have five flights already booked and paid for in December/January. Will I be charged for the additional TSA fees? If so, I consider the fees to be an outlandish increase on the already-heavy burden that air passengers bear.
On the other hand, I expect this to be my last trip to the States (I will be flying to Europe a lot more in the future) so if I don't have to pay for these five flights, I think this additional charge is a much-needed source of revenue for the federal coffers which will, I hope, keep me from seeing my US Income Tax increased.
On the other hand, I expect this to be my last trip to the States (I will be flying to Europe a lot more in the future) so if I don't have to pay for these five flights, I think this additional charge is a much-needed source of revenue for the federal coffers which will, I hope, keep me from seeing my US Income Tax increased.
Jun 21, 2014, 8:18 am
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This TSA play of word games to milk the travelers in the US won't stop your personal income tax obligations in the US from being whatever they are under the current circumstances applicable this year and next.
Jun 21, 2014, 9:11 am
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You may submit comments, identified by the TSA docket number to this rulemaking, to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), a government-wide, electronic docket management system, using any one of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal here. This link will take you directly to the comment portion of the site.
Mail, In Person, or Fax: Address, hand-deliver, or fax your written comments to the Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001; fax (202) 493–2251. The Department of Transportation (DOT), which maintains and processes TSA’s official regulatory dockets, will scan the submission and post it to FDMS.
Jun 21, 2014, 9:16 am
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Would be glad to discuss in another thread the use of these various programs that grant TSA Pre✓™ on a per-flight basis.
Jun 21, 2014, 6:04 pm
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Jun 21, 2014, 8:29 pm
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You may submit comments to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), a government-wide, electronic docket management system here. More information on this rule is available online.
Jul 21, 2014, 10:06 am
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TSA fee hike takes effect
Today is the first day that travelers will be seeing their security fee (and the cost of their ticket) go up.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel...,7792830.story
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...-fee/12849631/
http://www.flyertalk.com/story/tsa-f...overnight.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel...,7792830.story
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...-fee/12849631/
http://www.flyertalk.com/story/tsa-f...overnight.html
Last edited by FTcadence; Jul 21, 2014 at 11:35 am Reason: One more link
Jul 21, 2014, 11:49 am
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Maybe we just need a toll barrier at the entrance to the checkpoint. Pay-per-screening. Swipe your credit card or insert cash to enter the checkpoint. No more burying the charge in a ticket, and you pay for the number of checkpoint trips you take.
Jul 21, 2014, 12:55 pm
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Since everyone seems to hate the TSA, Congress was smart to blame the TSA on the increase. As the USA Today article stated,
Congress agreed to the increase in December to raise $12.6 billion to cut the deficit.
Jul 23, 2014, 1:25 pm
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When it comes to the fee increase, it is bascially a complete wash for TSA:
Under the previous structure, over 10 years: $23.47 billion ($19.58 billion from the passenger security service fees at $2.50 per enplanement + $3.89 billion from the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (carrier paid fee).
NOTE: TSA imposed an additional fee on air carriers and foreign air carriers, known as the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF), which was subsequently capped at a per-industry aggregate limit of $420 million per year. That $420 million was removed by Congress in December 2013.
Under the new structure, over 10 years: $36.48 billion from the passenger security service fees - $12.63 billion back to Treasury = $19.96 billion to TSA.
Previous: $23.47 billion ($19.58 billion from the passenger security service fees at $2.50 per enplanement + $3.89 billion from ASIF).
Current/new: $23.85 billion
Just so you can clearly see the breakdown. We are following the law passed by Congress.
Under the previous structure, over 10 years: $23.47 billion ($19.58 billion from the passenger security service fees at $2.50 per enplanement + $3.89 billion from the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (carrier paid fee).
NOTE: TSA imposed an additional fee on air carriers and foreign air carriers, known as the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (ASIF), which was subsequently capped at a per-industry aggregate limit of $420 million per year. That $420 million was removed by Congress in December 2013.
Under the new structure, over 10 years: $36.48 billion from the passenger security service fees - $12.63 billion back to Treasury = $19.96 billion to TSA.
Previous: $23.47 billion ($19.58 billion from the passenger security service fees at $2.50 per enplanement + $3.89 billion from ASIF).
Current/new: $23.85 billion
Just so you can clearly see the breakdown. We are following the law passed by Congress.
Jul 24, 2014, 12:42 am
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It's not a complete wash for the TSA, especially as the TSA ought to know well enough that anything that makes the TSA way more of a revenue center for the government makes it less likely to be under as much pressure to cut costs over the longer term.
Where did Congress define "one-way" or "round-trip" in the creative way that the TSA is using in order to further tax passengers? If anything, the TSA seems to be trying to be more loyal than the (legislative) king without restricting itself to what the (legislative) king actually wrote down.
Where did Congress define "one-way" or "round-trip" in the creative way that the TSA is using in order to further tax passengers? If anything, the TSA seems to be trying to be more loyal than the (legislative) king without restricting itself to what the (legislative) king actually wrote down.
Jul 24, 2014, 3:15 am
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Under the previous structure, over 10 years: $23.47 billion ($19.58 billion from the passenger security service fees at $2.50 per enplanement + $3.89 billion from the Aviation Security Infrastructure Fee (carrier paid fee).
Under the new structure, over 10 years: $36.48 billion from the passenger security service fees - $12.63 billion back to Treasury = $19.96 billion to TSA.
Under the new structure, over 10 years: $36.48 billion from the passenger security service fees - $12.63 billion back to Treasury = $19.96 billion to TSA.