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US Air Travel Fees and Taxes

Article Category: Travel

Author Name: chickie maxwell

Buying from the Internet of airline travel tickets is perhaps a great idea for people or families planning to travel either within the US or to some other countries in Europe or Asia. A plethora of merchant websites are available, and at face value , some of them offer approximately the same prices. Face value was emphasized in the previous statement because there are online sellers which show distinctly low ticket prices with a ploy - the price offer does not include applicable travel taxes and other fees. Be on your guard of such maneuvers by observing well. Evaluate the site for the fine prints about additional fees, taxes, and baggage fees which will have to be added on the so called best price offers to reveal the total price.

There are a number of fees and taxes assessed by the government for domestic air travel and additional fees for international air travel in addition to the airline travel ticket price. For domestic flights, the following fees and tax apply:

Federal domestic fee. Each take off or landing is charged a fee of $3.70 or a total $7.40.

Passenger facility charge. The amount of this fee is dependent upon the specific route of the flight and may cost up to $18.00.

September 11th security fee. Each flight segment is charged up to up to $5.00 or a total $10.00.

Travel facilities tax. This tax is imposed for domestic flights with Alaska or Hawaii as departure or arrival locations and the amount is charge based on the specific journey route of up to a maximum of $18.00 for each round trip ticket.

Meanwhile, for international flights, four more taxes and fees are imposed on passengers in addition to all four charges except travel facilities tax for domestic air passengers discussed earlier.

International departure tax. Each departure is taxed an amount of $16.30.

International arrival tax. Each arrival is taxed an amount of $16.30, with additional fees of $5.50 for customs fee, $7.00 for immigration fee, and 5.00 for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection fee, or a total of $33.80.

Entry and exit fees. These are fees charged for international travel by the country destinations and are not included in the total ticket price paid inclusive of regular fees and taxes assessed by the American government.

International tax. The amount of this tax varies according to the route of the flight, but is usually included in the total tax amount of the ticket price calculation.

On the other hand, baggage fees for domestic or within Northern America and nearby American territory flights in economy class are charged based on the number of bags carried by passengers. The first bag costs $25 and the second bag costs $35. The third bag is generally charged more than 500% of the first bag. There are also weight restrictions on the bag which vary among the airlines, but are about 23 kilos on the average. However, carry-on bags are free of charge as long as compliance is made regarding the length plus width plus height limit (for some airlines, 45 inches).

A basic knowledge of the foregoing charges will enable you to distinguish which best deal prices being offered by airline travel ticket sellers online are, indeed, best prices. Even in the information age, knowledge is power. This fact has not changed a bit even before the Orville and Wilbur Wright took traveling to the higher levels.

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