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Despite that there is no demonstrated justification for additional airport funding, Congress is now moving forward with legislation to hike the PFC. A fee hike was introduced last week by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) that does little more than give U.S. airports an unnecessary facelift at taxpayer expense.

But before rushing to increase the cost of flying, politicians and airports should evaluate how the current level of infrastructure funding is being spent and examine smarter ways to finance needed improvements. Taxes and fees have increased with the number of passengers, and the total amount of money available is near record-high levels. The typical

Former TSA Administrator John Pistole writes that raising the PFC cap will do little or nothing to improve airport security. It will, however, unnecessarily raise the cost of flying without addressing issues like reducing wait times or enhanced screening. That doesn’t make much sense.