Fare advertising: add-on taxes and fees

To all U.S. ‘Major’ and ‘National’ passenger carriers, and larger foreign air carriers

This letter concerns the listing in fare advertisements of government-imposed taxes and fees that are collected by air carriers. We have recently noted a wide variety of methods by which carriers have listed government-imposed taxes and fees in advertisements, some of which have conflicted with our full-fare advertising rule and long-standing enforcement policies. The purpose of this letter is to provide guidance on how these charges should be advertised. To accomplish that purpose, it is being sent to the U.S. major and national carriers and the larger foreign carriers which may advertise in the U.S.