On the recordOctober 27, 2009
It is not the airlines. It is the air travelers who are paying for this system through their ticket tax.
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congress.govJames Oberstar: “It is not the airlines. It is the air travelers who are paying for this system through their ticket tax.”
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Oberstar emphasizes that air travelers fund the FAA through ticket taxes.
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