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Trump Pushes for Privatization of Air-Traffic Control
President Donald Trump will embrace a longstanding goal of some aviation experts and lawmakers: transferring control of the nation’s air-traffic system to a new nonprofit corporation, which they say would mean a more nimble and cost-effective approach. (www.npr.org) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Great. In addition to the checked-bag fee, use-of-overhead-bin fee, mandatory seat-belt fee use-of-cabin-air fee, the carriers will be able to include the ATC-service fee.
Dang joel, you forgot the lavatory usage fee and passed-wind filtration fee
In addition to the you loos fee, there is a separate, taxable, flushing surcharge.
Don't forget the "landing gear cycling surcharge". 2 per flight of course.
If...and this is a HUGEEEEE if, the ATC was run on the same principal of NAV Canada (which is doubtful) then it may work and place money back into tax payers pockets...a number of airlines already incorporate the small NAV Canada fee when they traverse NAV Canada controlled airspace as well as Route charges for Eurocontrol
joel wiley..I have to laugh at your astute comment..i heard recently carriers are seriously looking at not only charging the checked baggage fee, but a fee for a carryon as well!long before all of these "fees" were added to a ticket price,i worked for the then continental airlines (proud bird with the golden tail),and we had 3 differing colors of boarding passes,gold blue and red-no computer issued bp's but stickers on a real paper boarding pass!red ones being called the "chickenfeed fares),and the red boarding passes were always given seats in the back of the airplane with blue in the middle and front of coach!of course then we did not have baggage fees, etcetera,just first class( gold boarding passes),coach and economy!!!simpler times,cheaper fares,more friendly people,larger overhead bins,free meal service,a bit more legroom,,even in econonmy and a lot less hassle to fly..i agree wholeheartedly with your comment!