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Why Flying in Canada Costs So Much

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Ottawa just offered Canada's 4 biggest airports to private investors. To judge that deal, it helps to know how flying here got so expensive, so here it is piece by piece.

1. About 30 cents of every dollar you pay a full-service airline is fees and charges, mostly for the airport, on the Competition Bureau's numbers. Leaving Halifax that's $35, whether you fly 2 hours to Toronto or 6 hours to…