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Consumer Traveler Today: Sept 28

09-28-2011

 

Consumer Traveler Today: Obama proposes new traveler security taxes. Don’t double (or triple) TSA’s funding, cut the organization back! 
 

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Obama proposes new traveler security taxes. Don’t double (or triple) TSA’s funding, cut the organization back!

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Believe it or not, President Obama wants to increase, immediately, the airport security tax from $2.50 per one-way airline ticket to $5. Later, he wants to ramp the tax to $7.50 per one-way ticket or $15 per round trip.
        

What we’re reading: Virgin America gives real-time deals, cruise sellers collecting more fees, UAL pilots sue to slow merger

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 02:13 AM PDT

Virgin America launches real-time deals for everything from candy to rental cars, cruise sellers collecting more fees, UAL pilots sue to stop merger integration because of training issues