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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

Bowl game tours: game tickets

THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO TOUR OPERATORS THAT HAD SPONSORED FOOTBALL BOWL GAME TOURS IN THE PAST. A SIMILAR LETTER WAS SENT TO AIRLINES.

This letter concerns preparations which are now being made for the promotion and sale of air tour packages to the 1995 Rose Bowl and other bowl games....