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		Avalaxy on May 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with tho... Even cheaper?! If anything I think prices should be tripled. It's ridiculous how cheap it is to fly nowadays. Often cheaper than way more environmentally friendly ways of travelling.

KptMarchewa on May 27, 2020 [–]

First of all, they should be seriously taxed. It's ridiculous that air fuel is untaxed.

dannyw on May 27, 2020 | | [–]

Have you checked the breakdown of a ticket lately? Taxes accounted for 45% of my Sydney to San Francisco ticket.

kyuudou on May 27, 2020 | | [–]

Isn't jet fuel basically kerosene.

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