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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Do you know much about why these costs are the way they are and are they justifiable?
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To some degree. YYC is privately run and has to pay
abusrd rent fees to the government, so are forced to pass on that cost to travelers else they'd be bankrupt. The US sees airports as a public necessity as opposed to a source of federal revneue, so they are not operated this way.
This article says it well:
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Within Canada’s “National Airport System'', most airports are managed by non-profit airport authorities, who are responsible for paying rents to the Canadian government. These rents, which cumulatively reached $419 million in 2022-2023, have increased over 40% within ten years. However, the majority of these lease collections are not reinvested into airports, with only around 9% of airport revenues being allocated towards federal airport development through the Capital Assistance Program (ACAP).
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tldr: YYC is getting scammed by the government, so YYC is forced to scam you