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pennomi@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoPer-passenger is a stupid way to charge this tax because the service provided is per-plane.
The math in this video checks out, even when spreading the costs over all the passengers of a larger plane.
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
A lot of the FAA fee is used to fund the various airport facilities, so yes it does make sense to charge on per-passenger basis.