Continental and Rivals Chafe at Tab for Transportation Security
Carriers balk at government move to collected hundreds of millions in 2005 security fees
BILLION-DOLLAR BILL
Elements of taxes and security fees for Continental Airlines in 2005, and their abbreviations:
U.S.: Domestic transportation tax (percentage and U.S. international arrival and departure tax), $507 million
AY: Security fee (levied on passengers for emplanements at airports in the U.S.), $129 million
XF: Passenger Facility Charge (collected from passengers enplaning at certain airports), $123 million
ZP: Flight Segment Tax (applicable to passengers on domestic flights; applies in addition to the domestic transportation tax and levied on each passenger per flight segment on transportation which is subject to domestic transportation tax), $121 million
XY: Immigration & Naturalization Service Fee, $43 million
All other domestic and international taxes, $253 million
Total: $1.176 billion
Source: Continental Airlines
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