Originally Posted by
MaxQ
Taxes on the tickets passengers buy is separate from the various subsidies the airlines themselves get.
The aviation trust fund is funded by the passengers, not the airlines.
(and no, if the tax were eliminated the airlines would not pass the savings along to the passengers, or the extra money earned to the employees, they would just pocket it and all the employees would jump up and down with glee at the record profits their employer was making)
Seriously? Live much in the real world?
You think that taxes/fees don't impact the airlines? If taxes weren't an issue, people who have a choice wouldn't be fleeing high tax states for low tax states.
You also think that airlines aren't a commodity business where Spirit/Frontier/Southwest/Allegiant/etc won't drive prices down if taxes were stripped away from ticket prices?
Awesome; keep living in your world.