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Here is a breakdown of a Toronto-Florida ticket I bought yesterday - you can see why an additional US $5 fee would be annoying:

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Feb 17 '11, 07:32

Departing flight: $139
Return Flight: $297.

Surcharge (not specified for what): $25
Canada Airport Improvement fee: $25.
USA Transportation Tax: $32.28
US Agriculture fee: $4.95
Air Travellers Security Charge: $12.10
US Passenger Facility Charge: $4.46
Canada HST: 3.25
Canada GST: $23.16
September 11 Security fee: $2.48
USA Immigration User Fee: $6.93

Responses:

all they need to add is a "Fee Handling Fee $10" -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 08:00 4
- Groping fee. -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 08:01 3
  - they do that for free! -- nm - Beaker Feb 17, 08:02 1
    - Go to Logan. Ask for Manual. He's got nice hands. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 17, 08:13
  - "Anal probe fee? what's that for? -- nm - znufrii Feb 17, 08:01
Can you decline the use of USA Immigration? That saves you nearly $7 right there! -- nm - Mop Feb 17, 07:51 1
- yeah, none of that is optional. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:51
What the hell is the September 11 Security fee? -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 17, 07:40 3
- for the airlines to recoup the increased cost of security procedues at the airports. - znufrii Feb 17, 07:41
- note, that is in addition to the OTHER security fee. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:41 1
  - I saw that. crazy. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:41
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The first surcharge is like for fuel......Thanks for finding that Andie. -- nm - Walt_Disney Feb 17, 07:36
"US Agriculture fee" WTF is that? -- nm - lileve Feb 17, 07:35 5
- That's very important. They want to prevent pests from entering the US. Florida has had a huge problem with crop diseases. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:36 4
  - seriously. pre september 11, the first question I always had at land borders was "do you have any citrus fruit?" -- nm - mafic Feb 17, 07:50 3
    - a citrus disease would devastate Florida's economy. (and California too) -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:54 2
      - yeah, it just always amused me that it came before alcohol, tobacco, or firearms. -- nm - mafic Feb 17, 07:59 1
        
        we don't care if you kill *yourself*, but leave our trees alone. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 08:00
Yeah, that is pretty bad. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 17, 07:35
what the heck is the agriculture fee for?....nm - x Feb 17, 07:34 10
- Does it pay for inspection? I always get flagged by agriculture. I totally look like someone with invasive species in my purse. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 07:36 1
  - food is the biggest problem. Maybe you look like you're carrying fruit. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:37
- Beagle brigade. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:36 5
  - Here. (that's really their name) -- (link) - loosilu Feb 17, 07:37 4
    - oh, i know this is a big problem. i just didn't know we charged everyone for it...nm - x Feb 17, 07:39 3
      - we have enough to pay for, with the interest on the debt and all, buddy. -- nm - prayformojo Feb 17, 07:40 1
        
        yeah, why should I have to pay to inspect those damn orange-toting Canadians? -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:42
      - better to charge the users, right? -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:39
- you tell me. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:35
- oranges. -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 07:35
Good grief. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:34 9
- and how many of those are already US fees? -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:35 8
  - well, it looks like a lot of them are specifically for international travelers. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:40 3
    - exactly why i think an ADDITIONAL $5 fee is absurd. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:41 2
      - If I were a Canadian, then yes I'd be right with you. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 17, 07:43
      - after seeing the breakdown, I agree. -- nm - loosilu Feb 17, 07:42
  - You mean like a U.S. person travelling domestically? Or what we charge any border crosser? I'll bet this is crazy stupid and complicated with every - Amy Feb 17, 07:40 3
    - Look at this from 2007. And, when searching I saw that Obama plans on letting aiports charge higher facility fees. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 07:42 1
      - The "segment tax" is nutty. -- nm - Amy Feb 17, 07:44
    - no, i just meant you are already charging visitors an Immigration fee, and an air tax, and an agriculture fee, and a security fee.... -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:41
when are you going to FL? -- nm - amanda jones Feb 17, 07:34 1
- oh, i'm not going. -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:34
Geesh - that is all kinds of ridicilous -- nm - Epiphany Feb 17, 07:33 1
- right? -- nm - Andie Feb 17, 07:34

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Here is a breakdown of a Toronto-Florida ticket I bought yesterday - you can see why an additional US $5 fee would be annoying:

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