Airline advocacy groups challenge increased fees by TSA

Airline advocacy groups challenge increased fees by TSA

By Julie Deisher on Jul 31, 2014 01:55 pm
[JURIST] Airlines for America (A4A) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) [advocacy groups] have filed a petition [PDF] in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit [official website], asking the court to review an Interim Final Rule [PDF] promulgated by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) [official website]. The petition alleges that in the rule, the TSA unlawfully collects higher security taxes by imposing fees exceeding the per-passenger limit established by Congress [text] and collecting additional taxes for trips...   +read more