trying to book 4 seats OGG-SFO-NYC on VX & I'm getting hit with $187 in taxes,
it's a domestic itinerary yet when I look at the taxes & fees this is what I see:
Your fare includes the following taxes and fees, according to the travel you are booking:
For domestic travel within the United States:
Passenger Facility Charges of up to $9.00 each way
September 11 Security Fees of $5.60 per one-way trip, where each one-way trip may include a connection or stopover between two domestic flights not exceeding 4 hours
Domestic Segment Tax of $4.00 per domestic segment (a segment is one take-off and landing)
A U.S. government excise tax of $8.90 per departure for segments that begin in Alaska or Hawaii
US domestic transportation tax of 7.5% of the base fare for travel within the Continental United StatesWhats this BS