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DOT Fines Ticket Agents for Violations of Code-Share Disclosure Rules

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined five online ticket agents for failing to adequately disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement.  Today’s action follows similar fines against two other agents and is part of the Department’s...

U.S. Department of Transportation Expands Airline Passenger Protections

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced new airline passenger protections that will require airlines to reimburse passengers for bag fees if their bags are lost, provide consumers involuntarily bumped from flights with greater compensation, expand the current ban on lengthy...