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Stinky The Clown

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18. The landing fees at the big airports are huge compared to the landing fees at the . . . .

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 02:07 PM

Mar 2013

. . . . .affected smaller ones. They are intentionally prohibitive so as to limit the traffic of small planes, each of which uses just as much airpsace and controller time as does a big jet.

I hope they raise landing fees even higher on small non-based places/carriers.

Fukum. Let them take the Grayhound. Or their Motorcoach.

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Dear President Obama [View all] malaise Mar 2013 OP

Yes. Start with Paul Ryan's little airport Laurian Mar 2013 #1

That would be most excellent malaise Mar 2013 #2

Ryan's airport is on the list kimbutgar Mar 2013 #10

Fairness malaise Mar 2013 #13

Also remember that some of those regional airports have commercial flights davidpdx Mar 2013 #3

There would be an Armani Suit March on Washington...... marmar Mar 2013 #4

DUzy malaise Mar 2013 #6

I can only imagine Boom Sound 416 Mar 2013 #5

Oh malaise, you just don't understand the concept of austerity. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #7

I understand alright malaise Mar 2013 #11

I keep saying I'm not going to vote for the lesser of two evils anymore, but I do anyway, CrispyQ Mar 2013 #17

Send an article in to the media Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #8

We had some serious posts about those airports malaise Mar 2013 #20

An interesting idea. MineralMan Mar 2013 #9

Just watching the 1% dealing with TSA would be worth it malaise Mar 2013 #12

First Class Passengers? Please use this security line. MineralMan Mar 2013 #14

You mean there are separate security lines for first class passengers malaise Mar 2013 #15

MSP Terminal 1 and LAX Terminal 2 MineralMan Mar 2013 #16

The landing fees at the big airports are huge compared to the landing fees at the . . . . Stinky The Clown Mar 2013 #18

Agreed malaise Mar 2013 #19