I certainly don't doubt this wacky way of collecting fees and doing business, but I have a question about the last sentence when "international" destinations are not involved. The international taxes are only charged due to the destination or origination being <Hawaii> (in this case) and flying in international airspace? This compared to a flight say... from JFK to MIA that enjoys a trek along an overwater route which would not be charged international taxes? Flights JFK to MIA are purely domestic in nature, and there would be no way to know in advance whether dispatch may or may not route the flight over the international airspace of the Atlantic Routes. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ross" <damiross@earthlink.net> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 18:46 Subject: Re: [Sky-1] JetBlue to announce San Juan service! > For the same reason they charge a dep/arr tax to/from Hawaii. > On flights to/from Hawaii, the full tax is not paid; rather a prorated > amount is charged based upon the distance that the flight is over the > contigous (48 state) area and the distance over Hawaii. Clear as mud, eh? > Example time: Say the flight leaves a point 100 miles from the edge of US > airspace, flies 2200 miles over the ocean, then flies another 5 miles in US > airspace in Hawaii. The tax is prorated to be 105 miles divided 2305 > (100+2200+5) miles. Thus, the tax is about 4.5% of the full tax. Then, > because the flight goes into international airspace, international taxes > (not prorated, of course) are charged. >