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Aviation Consumer Protection

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Disability issues: wheelchair reservation codes

This letter concerns recent communication problems involving disabled air travelers' reservation records. The issue is best represented by the widely reported incident of a wheelchair user who was severely inconvenienced because his condition was not properly entered in the reservation record...

Fare advertising: add-on taxes and fees

To all U.S. ‘Major’ and ‘National’ passenger carriers, and larger foreign air carriers

This letter concerns the listing in fare advertisements of government-imposed taxes and fees that are collected by air carriers. We have recently noted a wide variety of...

Bowl Game Guidance

Notice of Department of Transportation Requirements Regarding Flights to College Bowl Games and other Special Events