BTW, airlines, like other business, do NOT pay taxes (and landing fees and any other "fees" charged by the government are taxes). Consumers alone pay taxes. Business pass on the government extortion (i.e. tax) to the consumers. David R David R > > The PFC is a drop in the bucket compared to the other fees that airports > > charge airlines for landing fees and various other fees that different > > airports charge. Airlines look at what they have to pay and come up with > > what it costs per average passenger and hopefully give that figure some > > consideration in computing their fares to that city.