Again, taxes in other countries are NOT relevant to me or any one else who is flying a domestic flight in the USA. David R http://home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com www.chanticleers.org =>-----Original Message----- =>From: Matthew Montano [mailto:mmontano@xxxxxxxxx] =>Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 17:03 =>To: The Airline List; David MR =>Subject: Re: Low Fares? => => =>It's relevant because the taxes imposed on airfares in the US still =>remain ridiculously low compared to many (but not all) countries. => =>Airfare per / Guest $ 114.00 CAD =>Taxes, Fees and Surcharges / Guest (details) $48.29 CAD =>Subtotal / Guest $162.29 CAD => =>(WestJet YVR-YYC.) => =>WestJet or Jetsgo offered $1 fares at one time, that added up to $66 =>after taxes. They were trying to prove a point. => =>Matthew => =>On 24-Jun-05, at 8:44 PM, David MR wrote: => =>> 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 =>> =>> => =>-- =>No virus found in this incoming message. =>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. =>Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.7/34 - Release Date: 6/29/2005 => -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.7/34 - Release Date: 6/29/2005