US hikes fees on air tickets

US hikes fees on air tickets
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The cost of flying within the US is set to rise from July as the country’s Transport Security Administration implements a hike on traveller fees.

From July, TSA fees on air tickets will be raised from US$2.50 for a nonstop flight or US$5 for a flight with a layover to a US$5.60 flat rate fee each way which will be charged for each leg of the trip rather than the trip as a whole. Connections of more than four hours will incur an additional fee.

US Travel Association president and chief executive Roger Dow acknowledged the need for aviation security to be adequately funded but described the fee adjustment as “disappointing”.

"In the budget agreement for the current fiscal year, the fee was raised knowing that a significant portion would be used to fund unrelated projects by Congress, instead of using all of the new revenue to pay for improved security activities,” he said.

"Not only did the fee increase, but now, if passengers have layovers of longer than four hours, they are charged the entire fee again.

"The travel community can support user fees when they are designed to demonstrably benefit the users who pay them. Unfortunately, the recent adjustments to the TSA fee do not meet that standard."

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