Flying While Black

Flying While Black: Stop the U.S. Congress from Raising Air Travel Taxes

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.September 19, 2019

America’s airports are well-positioned to continue to fund infrastructure improvement projects without needlessly reaching into the pockets of America’s working families and robbing them of one of the few affordable luxuries available to them. Congress must stand up for working people and refuse this tax increase.

Flying While Black: Stop the U.S. Congress from Raising Air Travel Taxes

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.September 12, 2019

“The tax, known as the passenger facility charge, is a locally enforced but federally authorized fee that every passenger must pay at U.S. commercial airports. Nearly every airport in America charges it. The fee is currently set at $4.50 per person per leg of a trip. Legislation has been introduced that would remove that cap, allowing airports to charge any amount they want.”