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Airlines roll back hikes as taxes return

Airlines roll back hikes as taxes return

The tax holiday is over for U.S. airlines. Many carriers dropped fares Monday as federal taxes were added back into the total ticket price for travelers after a 16-day Federal Aviation Administration shutdown. Most U.S. airlines raised base fares last month when taxes were suspended, pocketing the money that would have gone to the government and swallowing the potential price break for consumers.

 

Fliers won't get air travel tax refund

Fliers won't get air travel tax refund

As late as this morning, it looked like if you had traveled while the Federal Aviation Administration was shut down, there was a good chance that the government owed you a tax refund.

 

FAA shutdown to continue as Congress leaves

The government is likely to lose more than $1 billion in airline ticket taxes because lawmakers have left town for a month without resolving ...

 

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