PURPOSE OF THE HEARING

The Subcommittee on Aviation met on Wednesday, July 14, at 2:00 p.m., in room 2167 of the Rayburn House Office Building to receive testimony regarding airline fees. The hearing covered a number of issues pertaining to the trend of unbundling airfares to require passengers to pay for particular services individually. The hearing also explored requirements for disclosure of fares, taxes, and fees, options for passengers to recover the costs of some fees, and revenue potentially available to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (Trust Fund) if certain ancillary fees were subject to the Federal tax on airline tickets.

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