US: Trump wants higher TSA fees on airline tickets
President Trump proposed again Monday in his budget blueprint to raise TSA fees on airline tickets, which has been a non-starter in Congress. But TSA technology has been supported by lawmakers, and Trump proposed to invest US$71m in new equipment to make airport screening more effective and faster. Trump proposed to raise the TSA fees for each one-way ticket to $6.60 from $5.60, for the year starting Oct 1. The fee would also rise from $6.60 to $8.25 per one-way trip in 2020. But airlines and travel advocates have opposed higher fees, and Congress refused to raise the fee when Trump proposed it last year. A trade group representing carriers opposed the fee hike estimated to cost passengers $2b a year. A previous budget agreement has diverted about $1.3 billion per year in TSA fees to deficit reduction. <br/>
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US: Trump wants higher TSA fees on airline tickets
President Trump proposed again Monday in his budget blueprint to raise TSA fees on airline tickets, which has been a non-starter in Congress. But TSA technology has been supported by lawmakers, and Trump proposed to invest US$71m in new equipment to make airport screening more effective and faster. Trump proposed to raise the TSA fees for each one-way ticket to $6.60 from $5.60, for the year starting Oct 1. The fee would also rise from $6.60 to $8.25 per one-way trip in 2020. But airlines and travel advocates have opposed higher fees, and Congress refused to raise the fee when Trump proposed it last year. A trade group representing carriers opposed the fee hike estimated to cost passengers $2b a year. A previous budget agreement has diverted about $1.3 billion per year in TSA fees to deficit reduction. <br/>
