[Rick Lee]

Airlines don't make anything on the taxes and fees other than the float between when you pay the airline and when they have to pass it to the gov't. That ain't nothing, but I don't know how else they could do it. I always get Allegiant's most expensive package because I always check a gun and carry on a laptop and tablet with me. I always get the first row of the plane, so extra legroom. And they have non-stop flights from Mesa, AZ to South Bend, IN, where I work a lot. It's still pretty cheap at $200 each way, all in. I will probably be doing the Newark to Hong Kong non-stop again soon. That's gonna take some shopping around.