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**Bert Hyman** · April 17th 07, 02:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air

(Sancho Panza) wrote in
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"Bert Hyman" wrote in message
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(Mxsmanic) wrote in
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Apologies if someone else has already posted this:

Do the fees paid by the commercial airlines completely cover the
costs of building and operating airports and the air traffic
control system?

If not, then passengers are also subsidizing commercial aviation.

For the most part, that is called fares.

How do fares cover the cost of building and operating the airports
and air traffic control system other than through fees that are
included in those fares?

So, do the fees collected by the commercial airlines through their
fares and then paid to various agencies completely cover the costs of
building and operating airports and the air traffic control system?

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Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |