# Sneaky fee on airport purchase sparks outrage after traveler shares receipt: 'Out of control'

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Fox News, Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.foxnews.com/travel/sneaky-fee-airport-purchase-sparks-outrage-after-traveler-shares-receipt-out-control>

A traveler at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport found a 3% surcharge on a bookstore receipt, and the fee was taxed on top of it. A retail expert weighed in.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM: [Sneaky fee on airport purchase sparks outrage after traveler shares receipt: 'Out of control'](<https://www.foxnews.com/travel/sneaky-fee-airport-purchase-sparks-outrage-after-traveler-shares-receipt-out-control>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  A traveler at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport found a 3% surcharge on a bookstore receipt, and the fee was taxed on top of it. A retail expert weighed in.
