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TIL, a “September 11th Security Fee” is applied every time you book a flight. The amount collected has risen from ~$1 billion in 2002 to ~$3.5 billion in 2015, and jumped $1.5 billion from 2014 to 2015. Currently, the fee is $11.20 per round-trip.

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