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Notice to Consumers Purchasing Tickets to Special Events that Include Air Transportation (2015)

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Bowl Game Guidance 2015 consumers_1.pdf

*** As part of a continuing effort to ensure that the guidance issued by the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection is up to date, the Office has placed this outdated document in archived status. Some or all of the information in this archived guidance document has been superseded by statute or rulemaking. Continued reliance on this document is not advised. ***

This notice provides guidance to air travelers who purchase tickets to college bowl games and other special events that are part of a package that includes air transportation. The Department of Transportation (DOT) calls these packages “Special Event Tours.” A Special Event Tour is a package that includes air travel and a ticket to a sporting, social, religious, educational, cultural, or other event of a special nature that is for a limited duration.

Regulatory Topic: Aviation Consumer Protection
Last updated: Friday, December 18, 2015