By Lisa Miller, Source: Huffington Post

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We thought we’d seen it all when it came to crazy air travel fees, but alas, we were wrong.

Carcas’ Simón Bolívar International Airport — Venezuela’s largest airport — is imposing a new levy that has nothing to do with overweight luggage or enhanced security.

Instead, the tax applies to air conditioning — hence its nickname, the “breathing tax.”

The 127 bolivars (about $20) levy, which only affects passengers on departing flights, was imposed in order to pay for a new air conditioning unit installed at the airport earlier this year, CNN reports.

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