Fare advertising: "each way"

CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

[THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS SENT TO U.S. MAJOR, NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AIR CARRIERS, AND OVER 50 FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.]

A short time ago, Secretary Peña sent a letter to larger U.S. carriers which, in part, discussed certain kinds of misleading advertising.More recently, our Aviation Consumer Protection Division--during its heightened monitoring of airline print advertisements--has noted a large number of each-way fare advertisements that do not comply with the disclosure provisions of our regulations and, thereby, Title 49 of the U.S. Code. The purpose of this letter--which is being sent to the U.S. major and national carriers and the larger foreign carriers which may advertise in the U.S.--is to reiterate the Department's position on how each-way fares may be advertised and to warn carriers that they will be subject to enforcement action for future each-way fare disclosure violations.