Passengers luggages have become a real gold mine for the US airlines, after the Federal Administration for Aviation imposed an average tax of 15 dollars (9.4 euro) for every bag which passes the control check-point, writes "Los Angeles Times" in the online version.
Us Airways and United Airways will bring the new taxes from July 19, and August 18, while the luggage division of American Airlines, AMR Corp., imposed the luggage tax in June. The three US operators decided to bring a new tax as response to the losses they have recorded because of the accelerated increase of fuel prices which led to a drop of profits and to the share prices decrease. The new tax for luggages can be payed at the ticket houses and, soon, online, according to US Airways and United Airways representatives.
400 millions dollars from taxes
The Association of Air Transporters over the ocean said that, this year, the high price of the oil barrel will lead to losses in the industry of 13 billions dollars (8.2 billions euro). Around 400 millions dollars (253 millions euro) will be recovered through new supplementary taxes. US Airways intends to tax the flight services or the preferential seats. Other measures that will be taken by air operators from over the ocean for the reduction of the costs vary from the canceling of some flights towards unprofitable destinations, the growth of the boarding rank, like massive sackings.
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