PROTECTING AFFORDABLE AIR TRAVEL
PROTECTING AFFORDABLE AIR TRAVEL
Soaring Taxes & Regulations:
How They’re Raising Your Travel Costs
Did you know that your airline tickets are subject to disproportionately high taxes and fees? One of the key factors affecting ticket prices is the Sin Tax, which raises the cost of air travel and hurts air travelers like you.
What Is a Sin Tax?
Sin taxes are designed to discourage harmful behaviors by making certain products or services more expensive. For airlines, this means higher ticket prices, which can force some people to stop flying and leave those who have no choice but to fly with fewer, more expensive flight options.
Taxes and Fees: What You’re Really Paying For
Every time you fly, a portion of your ticket price goes toward taxes and fees imposed by various authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Why It Matters to You
Higher taxes can drive up the cost of your airline tickets and limit your options on what airline you are able to fly on and your destination. Learn more about how these taxes affect your travel plans and why it’s important to understand their impact. (Read More about Sin Taxes)
Higher Ticket Prices
Government policies are driving up costs, making travel less affordable for you.
Costly Mandates
Burdensome regulations add layers of red tape, increasing expenses that ultimately get passed on to you.
Excessive Taxes & Fees
A growing share of your ticket price goes to government-imposed charges, making flights more expensive.
Why Airfare Costs Are Rising
Your Voice Matters
Together, we can protect your freedom to fly and keep the skies open to everyone.
Millions of travelers across America are feeling the burden of rising ticket prices, excessive taxes, and government policies that drive up costs and limit the flying choices you have. At Affordable Skies, we believe in protecting your freedom to fly -- because air travel should be affordable and safe for everyone.
We are the only consumer advocacy group solely dedicated to air travelers, committed to keeping airfare affordable while ensuring safety and fairness are never compromised. Through our growing community, we share insights, strategies, and resources to empower you as a traveler. More importantly, we advocate for policies that promote competition, lower costs, and protect your right to safe and affordable air travel.
To advocate for safe and affordable air travel for everyone in America.
Mission
Affordable Skies envisions a future where air travel in America is universally safe and affordable for all.
Vision
Affordable Skies empowers air travelers through education and advocacy, ensuring that safe and affordable air travel remains accessible to everyone in America - a vital part of protecting passengers’ freedom to fly.
Purpose
Concerns That Affect You - the Air Traveler
While regulation is important to ensure your safety and fairness in the market, government overreach can have the opposite effect: it makes air travel more expensive for air travelers like you.
Your ability to travel affordably and efficiently is facing increasing obstacles, primarily due to excessive government regulation that continues to drive up costs. Regulatory overreach by Congress and the Department of Transportation (DOT) is one of the biggest challenges travelers face today. While often well-intentioned, many of these regulations come with unintended consequences.
Why Support us?
Affordable Skies empowers travelers to better navigate the complexities of air travel. With a clear understanding of your rights, your options, and the forces shaping the airline industry, you can address challenges effectively and advocate for policies that benefit all air travelers.
Comunity Engagement
When you join the Affordable Skies, you become part of a community of passionate, like-minded travelers who understand the importance of affordable travel options. Together, we amplify our voice, pushing for the changes needed to protect the future of affordable travel.
Advocacy: Bringing Your Voice to Government Leaders
Supporting Affordable Skies means backing efforts to advocate for policies that promote your demands for safe and affordable air travel. Your support helps us push back against government overreach and fight for more reasonable government intervention that keeps airline prices affordable and airline services competitive. For example, we advocate for legislation that prevents unnecessary taxes and fees from being tacked onto tickets, which directly raises costs for you.
Informed Decision-Making
Affordable Skies provides critical information about the airline industry, including how government regulations impact pricing, service levels, and your rights as air travelers. With knowledge like this, you can make more informed choices about how, when, and where you travel - ensuring you’re always getting the best value for your money.
Access to Resources
As a supporter, you’ll gain exclusive access to helpful resources like tips on navigating airline rules, your passenger rights, and the latest updates on regulatory changes. Armed with this information, you can better advocate for yourself during air travel and make smarter decisions when booking your next flight.
Safety Protocols
Supporting Affordable Skies helps ensure that the airline industry continues to prioritize passenger safety while providing you with affordable options. We advocate for policies that maintain high safety standards without unnecessary regulations that drive up the costs of your airfare.
Long-Term Affordability
Become part of a growing movement to protect safe and affordable air travel. Together, we’re working to ensure that flying remains accessible - not just today, but for generations to come
