[FYYFFF]

Not fully. Nor are the air traffic control costs paid by airlines. The entire ATC infrastructure is government run and funded and most of the airports are run by local governments. Very few airports actually make money or are profitable for the agency that runs them. They are subsidized. Done with the idea that they are essential for communities and are a part of our underlying infrastructure. \

Also: look at what FedEx pays in Fed taxes. Its zero most years.

[missedthecue]

Airlines aren't the only people who use air traffic control. The military has more than 5x more aircraft than the largest airline in the US (American). And 8x more than Fedex. Then there are all the general aviation aircraft.