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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today fined Southwest Airlines $200,000 for violating the Department’s full-fare advertising rules and ordered the carrier to cease and desist from further violations. By violating the full-fare advertising rule in this case, Southwest...
This consent order concerns violations by Southwest Airlines Co.(Southwest) of the full-fare advertising rule, 14 CFR 399.84, and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712. Specifically, the carrier advertised fares for which no seats were available....
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today tentatively approved a proposal that would help modernize the marketing and sale of airline products by enabling all of the market players –airlines, travel agents, global distribution systems (GDSs), and consumers – to “speak the same...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today proposed new consumer protections for air travelers, building on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) previous passenger protection rules issued in December 2009 and April 2011. Today’s...
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...