“The biggest international airport in Venezuela is charging a fee for the right to inhale clean air – and social media users are not happy.  We’re used to a seemingly endless range of taxes and surcharges when we fly – passenger taxes, departure taxes, fuel levies. But Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas has taken this a step further – passengers flying out now have to pay 127 bolivars tax (£12; $20) for the air they breathe.  This is to cover the cost of a newly-installed system which uses ozone to purify the building’s air conditioning system.  Some Venezuelans on social media fear the tax could end up being a new source of corruption. Others see it as evidence of how short of cash the airport is.”

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-28227198

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