Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Skyrocketing taxes, fees hitting regionals hardest
As a percentage of a $200 airline ticket, taxes and fees more than tripled between 1972 and 2004 thanks to inflation, a decline in the real cost of airline

As a percentage of a $200 airline ticket, taxes and fees more than tripled between 1972 and 2004 thanks to inflation, a decline in the real cost of airline travel and, more recently, increased security charges, as the government struggles to keep pace with the cost of providing the infrastructure necessary to support airline flights. For a one-stop domestic round trip with the maximum passenger facility charge per airport, taxes now account for 26 percent of every fare.