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Aviation

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News Digest DOT 07-16

DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Game Ticket Scams.  Air travelers going to Super Bowl 50 this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the Feb. 7 game in Santa Clara, California.  Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer...

BTS Statistical Release: October 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines’ systemwide (domestic and international) scheduled service load factor – a measure of the use of airline capacity – rose to 85.0 percent in October, seasonally adjusted, reaching a...

United Fined for Violating Airline Disability, Tarmac Delay Rules

 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined United Airlines $2.75 million for violating the Department’s rules protecting air travelers with disabilities and for violating the Department’s rule prohibiting long tarmac delays.  The airline...