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Under the Obama Administration, the Department of Transportation has completed two comprehensive aviation consumer rulemakings that have led to better, more fair treatment for the traveling public. Improvements include:
Tarmac Delays Virtually Eliminated
In December 2009...
This document presents the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis to accompany the US Department of Transportation’s (the Department) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to enhance airline passenger protections in relation to: the display of airline-imposed ancillary service fees; customer...
The US Department of Transportation (the Department) is presenting this Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) prepared by HDR Decision Economics (HDR) in support of the Notice of Proposed Rule making (NPRM) to enhance airline passenger protections in relation to: the display of airline - imposed...
The Department is seeking comment on a number of proposals to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment, including a proposal to clarify and codify the Department’s interpretation of the statutory definition of “ticket agent.” By codifying the Department’s...
The Department is seeking comment on a number of proposals to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment, including a proposal to clarify and codify the Department’s interpretation of the statutory definition of “ticket agent.” By codifying the Department’s...
On March 11, 2013, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) filed with the Department under section 41309 of Title 49 of the United States Code (the Code), and Part 303 of the Department’s regulations, an agreement that adopts new Resolution 787(Enhanced Airline Distribution). The...
February 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data
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WASHINGTON – The nation’s largest airlines posted an on-time arrival rate of 77.6 percent in March, down from the 79.8 percent on-time rate posted in March 2013, but up from the 70.7 percent on-time rate posted in February 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel...
May 2014 Air Travel Consumer Report