February 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (R)
February 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (R)
Aviation
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Lufthansa Consent Order 2019-6-5
This order concerns violations by Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) of the Department of Transportation’s (Department) full fare advertising rule contained in 14 CFR § 399.84(a). These violations constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition in violation of 49 U.S.C...
Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 4th Quarter 2018
Food Allergy Research and Education, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc. And Alicia White v. American Airlines, Inc. Order 2019-5-12
On February 15, 2017, Food Allergy Research and Education, Inc., (FARE) filed a third-party complaint against American Airlines, Inc. (American). FARE contends that American violates the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), 49 U.S.C. § 41705, and its implementing regulations by refusing to allow...
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes U.S. Airlines and Cities for New Tokyo Haneda Routes
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed to select four U.S. airlines to provide new daytime service to Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport as early as summer 2020.
On January 25, 2019, delegations from the United States and Japan tentatively committed to amending the...
Secretary of Transportation Orders Suspension of Air Service Between the U.S. and Venezuela
With the approval of the Secretary of State and in close coordination with the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has issued an order today suspending air service between the United States and Venezuela.
Federal law authorizes the Secretary of...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $779 Million in Funding for Airport Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the intent to award $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants to 127 airports in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
“This supplemental funding allows us to invest in important...
2018 Report on Disability-Related Air Travel Complaints Received in 2017
OverviewThe Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), 49 U.S.C. 41705, prohibits discriminatory treatment of persons with disabilities in air transportation. The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21; Public Law 106-181) requires, among other things, that the...