Airport seeks fee increase

GULFPORT, Miss. - Officials with Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport are asking Congress to increase a passenger fee and are seeking support from Gulfport, Biloxi and Harrison County. The airport authority wants to increase the Passenger Facility Charge from $4.50 to $7 per passenger in order to pay its debt. The fee hasn’t been raised since 2000. (Source: Sun Herald, 02/07/11)