Bush Administration may support tax holiday to help airlines

US Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta late Wednesday reportedly floated the idea that the Bush Administration is mulling a temporary lifting of the 7.5% domestic ticket tax to help airlines offset the cost of fuel. According to JP Morgan analyst Jamie Baker, US carriers would save $4 billion...

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