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A Calgary-based law firm is taking aim at the Calgary Airport Authority’s improvement fee with a class action lawsuit claiming “breach of contract” and “unjust enrichment” of airlines.

Mathew Farrell with the Guardian Law Group said the suit was filed on Tuesday on behalf of a plaintiff crying foul over the authority’s $30.00 improvement fee.

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Farrell claims the authority is not using all of the fee to improve the airport, and a portion of the funds are being given to airlines as a “collection fee.”

“Four per cent … of every ticket goes into the pocket of the airline (and) doesn’t go towards improving the airport,” Farrell said.

The improvement fee is only collected from passengers at the Calgary International Airport whose “point of origin or destination” is Calgary, Farrell said, adding “connecting passengers are exempt” from the user fee.

Farrell said the fee is automated and added to any ticket where the Calgary International Airport is the departure or final destination city.