Airline security fee increase goes into effect
Monday, July 21, 2014
kgo-A sign greets travelers in front of a Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum, Md., Friday March, 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
On Monday, airline tickets are going to cost more, but the airlines won't get the money.
The Transportation Security Administration fees are going up to $5.60 for all flights. The current fee is $2.50 for a non-stop flight or $5 for a connecting flight.
Congress approved the increase back in December to help reduce the deficit. The new fees are expected to raise more than $12.5 billion per year.
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