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Consumer Traveler Today: July 23

07-23-2011

 

Consumer Traveler Today: Failure of FAA extension eliminated 7.5% air transportation excise tax — will passengers get lower fares? 
 

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Failure of FAA extension eliminated 7.5% air transportation excise tax — will passengers get lower fares?

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Are consumers going to fall in to a 7.5 percent windfall at midnight tonight? With the failure of the Senate to vote on the FAA reauthorization bill extension, the FAA can no longer collect the excise taxes that fund the airport trust fund.
        

Ridiculous or not? Airport parking fees start to multiply

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 06:40 AM PDT

Like many travelers, Hal Frost is accustomed to being hit with fees everywhere he goes, from the airport check-in counter to the hotel front desk. But long-term parking used to always be pretty straightforward: the rate he was quoted was the rate he paid. Not anymore.