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Aviation Consumer Protection

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Virgin Atlantic Airways - Order 2023-1-7

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited (Virgin Atlantic) in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301. Specifically, Virgin Atlantic operated flights carrying Delta Air Lines’ code (DL) in regions in which a Federal Aviation Administration (...

December 2022 Air Travel Consumer Report

About this Document

The Air Travel Consumer Report is a monthly product of the Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Consumer Protection. The report is designed to assist consumers with information on the quality of services provided by the airlines. 

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Airline Family Seating Dashboard

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) encourages all airlines to guarantee that young children are seated adjacent to an accompanying adult without charging any additional fee. This dashboard displays which airlines commit to providing adjacent seats for a young child and an accompanying...

Aeronexus Corporate - Consent Order 2022-12-15

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by Aeronexus Corporate (PTY) LTD (Aeronexus) in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301. This order directs Aeronexus to cease and desist from future similar violations of section 41301 and assesses the carrier a compromise civil penalty...