Two large airline trade groups are suing the Transportation Security Administration over how it collects higher federal security fees on airline tickets.
The airlines say the TSA has been collecting more for flights than it should and assessing the fee on domestic portions of airline trips that begin abroad, two things lawmakers in Congress did not intend when they approved the higher fees last December. The security fee rose this month to $5.60 for each way of an airline trip, up from $2.50 per flight segment, or a maximum of $5 for multi-leg trips. The old rule capped security fees at $10 for a round-trip with four flights.