Into the Red.....

HOW CAN A 300$ ticket have 469$ in taxes....!!


Below you see the total taxes and fees amount for one passenger broken down into its components. Please note, that all the taxes and fees are shown in the specified local currency. The tickets, however, are issued in EUR, so there may be differences due to currency fluctuations.
Immigration User Fee (XY) USD 7.00
Fuel and Security Surcharge (YQ) USD 264.00
Air Passenger Duty (APD) (GB) USD 68.66
Passenger Facility Charge (XF) USD 4.50
Airport Security Charge (DE) USD 15.06
Transportation Tax (US) USD 15.40
Passenger Service Charge (UB) USD 33.73
APHIS User Fee (XA) USD 5.00
Customs User Fee (YC) USD 5.50
Passenger Service Charge - Intl (RA) USD 32.45
Passenger Civil Aviation Security Service Fee (AY) USD 2.50
Transportation Tax (US) USD 15.40
Total USD 469.20