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Some lawmakers argue that the PFC should be increased to facilitate airport improvements. Yet airports currently have a cash balance of $14 billion in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and $70 billion has been dedicated to infrastructure at America’s 30 largest airports since 2008. Rather, a tax increase will only burden America’s low income

If even there’s a US recession, airports adapt well to financial pressure because their agreements with airlines allow them to increase landing fees and terminal rents even when airlines are in bankruptcy!

In a letter to Members of Congress, the National Air Carrier Association expressed concerns about efforts in the House to increase the PFC. “Not only are more people flying, which boosts PFC revenues, but other sources of funding for airports – rentals paid by restaurants, retailers, and hotels, in addition to other taxes – are