There’s a hidden tax on your airline tickets, and airports want to raise it even higher.

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Airports are flush with cash and are recording sky-high revenues. See where this money is being used to improve the passenger experience without increasing the PFC.

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In reality, with air traffic up and reserve funds growing, U.S. airports are thriving, and asking price-conscious air travelers to pay a higher PFC is unnecessary.

Liam Sigaud

American Consumer Institute

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Infrastructure and, in particular, airport infrastructure is vital to the business travel industry. However, the need for increased fees to pay for the infrastructure has been hotly contested. With business travelers taking to the skies on over 144 million trips a year, an increase in the PFC will have a drastic impact. If business travel decreases, the overall economy will suffer. GBTA research shows that for every 1 percent loss in business travel spending, the U.S. economy loses 74,000 jobs, $5.5 billion in GDP, $3.3 billion in wages and $1.3 billion in taxes. That’s too big of a risk to take.

Shane Downey

The Global Business Travel Association

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Rather than increasing the PFC, the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act required a study of airport diversion of PFC revenues — a sign of at least some concern on Congress’s part that proceeds from the charge may be suffering from inefficient or ineffective utilization. It would be premature to expand the PFC in such an environment, without considering other systemic reforms.

Pete Sepp

NTU

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I have never met a traveler who thought they should pay more taxes for using an airport — and the truth is, they are right. American travelers have already used their hard-earned money to fund billions of dollars in airport renovations.

Charlie Leocha

Travelers United

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With so much cash on hand and record levels of airport revenue, there is simply no case to be made that our publicly controlled airports are desperate for infrastructure funds. Taxes already make up over 20 percent of the cost of an average domestic flight, our lawmakers shouldn’t be adding to this burden by hiking the PFC.

Grover Norquist

Americans for Tax Reform

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It is always easier to tax those who cannot protest rather than look constituents in the eye and tell them you are taking their hard-earned money.

Charlie Leocha

Travelers United


New Taxes on Air Travel Just Won't Fly

Airport Modernization Is Thriving With Billions Invested At Airports Across The Country

Airline Investment in Airport Improvement Projects

U.S. airlines invested

$20 billion

in 2017 to enhance the travel experience, that’s more than $24 per passenger.

Over $165 billion

of capital projects have been completed, are underway or approved at the nation’s 30 largest airports alone since 2008. Airlines are strong partners in airport finance, and the long-standing collaboration with airports is helping make air travel more efficient and more convenient for all customers.

Check Out the Airport Renovations Being Done Across the Country With the Existing PFC

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