• AmbitiousProcess (they/them)@piefed.social
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    2 months ago
    • Tickets for flights are taxed at 7.5% to pay for the FAA
    • Average flight with many passengers pays over $2,300 per flight
    • Private jets don’t have tickets to be taxed, are only taxed on fuel
    • Private jets pay an average of about $60 in FAA fees
    • Private jets take up about 7% of the FAA’s resources, but only make up a fraction of a percent of the revenue
    • Thus when you pay the FAA fees on your economy class ticket, you’re subsidizing operating the FAA for private jet flights, that don’t pay enough to cover their costs.