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Aviation

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News Digest DOT 09-14

DOT Report Finds Rule Prohibiting Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours Has Virtually Eliminated Long Tarmac Delays, Has Little Effect on Cancellations.  The U.S. Department of Transportation today released a report which found that its consumer protection rule prohibiting tarmac delays over three...

Qantas Airways Limited 2014-1-11

This consent order concerns violations by Qantas Airways Limited (Qantas) of 14 CFR Part 259 and 49 U.S.C. § 41712. Specifically, the carrier failed to inform passengers on a flight delayed for a period at the gate with the door open that they had the opportunity to deplane as required under Part...

DOT Fines Ticket Agent Vayama for Violating Price Advertising Rule

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined ticket agent Airtrade International, doing business as Vayama, $80,000 for violating DOT’s unfair and deceptive trade practices rule by advertising fares that failed to distinguish between government taxes and fees and charges...

November Airline Consumer Complaints Down From Previous Year, October

WASHINGTON – Airline consumer complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Aviation Consumer Protection Division during November were down 23.6 percent from November 2012 and down 11.9 percent from October 2013, according to the DOT’s Air Travel Consumer Report released...

Airtrade International, Inc., d/b/a Vayama 2014-1-9

This consent order concerns Internet advertisements by Airtrade International, Inc., d/b/a Vayama (Vayama) that violate the Department’s fullfare advertising rule, 14 CFR 399.84(a), and constitute a prohibited unfair and deceptive practice under 49 U.S.C. § 41712.