Dêltá to refund taxes collected during FAA shutdow

[Mkitty is pro kitty]

There was hope and outcry last week after news broke that as part of its partial shutdown, the FAA wouldn't be collecting the fees that it assesses against domestic airline tickets. Looking forward to a tax holiday, many travelers started searching for tickets only minutes after the tax break went into effect -- only to learn that [bold]airlines had raised their ticket prices to wipe out any savings -- effectively pocketing the difference in price.[/bold]

The outrage has slowly been trickling through the media and into the political ranks of our government, most notably in a letter to Delta from Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV).

Believe it or not, the airlines may be listening. Just this afternoon, Delta Air Lines announced that they would be the first major carrier to refund extraneous hikes imposed by the airlines, provided that the IRS puts plans into place. You can read the full release over on their website.

Lets hope that the other airlines make the right decision and follow suit.

www.gadling.com/2011/08/01/breaking-delta-to-refund-taxes-collected-during-faa-shutdown/

So there you go tax haters, proof that if taxes are lowered or taken away, corporations will just "make up" the difference. But hey, maybe Delta was going to build a road or buy a defense helicopter with that money. Well at least we know they won't hire anyone, even if they make record profits. In fact there could be some layoffs.

Silly Delta, you should have made incremental changes over time to your price hikes; you know, just enough that nobody would really complain.

Oink! Oink!