TSA Sticking It To Travelers...Again!

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is sticking it to the traveler again on July 1.

Travelpulse.com reports:

Travelers and travel advocates have known since last December that Transportation Security Administration fees, which are added to ticket prices, would rise on July 1 with the start of a new fiscal year. What they didn’t know was how the TSA would be re-defining what each leg of a flight really means, and they’re incensed. 

Congress in December agreed to raise the TSA fee from $2.50 for a non-stop flight to $5 for a trip with a layover and a flat rate of $5.60 for each leg of a trip. But now the TSA is looking to charge an extra $5.60 fee for each leg of the flight where there is a connection of more than four hours. That’s a changing of the definition of a round trip but that’s what will be published in the Federal Register today; it will take public comment for the next 60 days.

According to the article, Steve Loucks, the spokesperson for the nationwide travel agency Travel Leaders, told Fox Business News that travelers will blame the airlines for the fees when isn't their fault. He also said, "This hurts fliers who have to endure long layovers through no fault of their own." No kidding!

We know whose administration is in charge of the TSA, don't we? This should not come as a surprise.

To read the full article, go here.