What do taxes in other countries have to do with taxes here? I don't care what the taxes are elsewhere because I live here, not elsewhere. If another country required everybody to wear a hat to fly, should we do that here also? David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com www.chanticleers.org =>-----Original Message----- =>From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of =>Alireza Alivandivafa =>Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 18:32 =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>Subject: Re: Low Fares? => => =>Ok, here is my question for you David. Have you ever seen the =>taxes on air travel in other countries? => => => =>-----Original Message----- =>From: RWM <RWM@xxxxxxxxxx> =>To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =>Sent: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 16:50:18 -0400 =>Subject: Re: Low Fares? => => =>Security? Hassle-free? Looks like it's about a half-dollar per minute =>of wait time..... including the pad for variability. => =>- RWM => => => =>David MR wrote: => =>>The actual fares are low, the taxes are high. =>>The lowest I found roundtrip on Southwest going to OAK, with one =>stop, was =>$270.30. The fare itself was only $221.40. The taxes are $48.90 =>(22.1% of the =>fare). =>> =>>I found a fare for United of $209.30, connecting in LAX to SFO, =>of which the =>taxes were $51.16 (32.4% of the actual fare of $158.14). =>> =>>Just think of all the great airport security and hassle-free =>airports we are =>getting with our taxes! =>> =>>David R =>>-------------- Original message -------------- =>> =>> =>> =>>>I keep reading about low airfares but unless you are traveling =>between a =>>>dozen or so super competitive cities, ie NYC MCO or EWR SFO or =>somthing like =>>>that =>>>I find airfares are the highest I have seen in years. Costs =>more from Tucson =>>>AZ to SFO than a trans continental flight. Seems like 90% of =>the American =>>>travelers are paying real big bucks this summer. =>>> =>-- =>No virus found in this incoming message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 => -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005