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This consent order concerns print and Twitter advertisements by Spirit Airlines, Inc., (Spirit) that violated the advertising requirements specified in 14 CFR 399.84, as well as 49 U.S.C. § 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices. This order directs Spirit to cease and desist from...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
Airlines reported a total of three tarmac delays longer than three hours on domestic flights in September, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report.
Secretary Ray LaHood Remarks as Prepared Airports Going Green Conference Chicago, Illinois
This consent order concerns violations of 14 CFR Part 259 and 49 U.S.C. § 41712 involving the failure by American Eagle Airlines, Inc. (American Eagle) to adhere to the assurances in its contingency plan for lengthy tarmac delays that the carrier would not permit a domestic flight to remain on...
Bidding by airlines for the authority to take off and land at New York LaGuardia and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport begins today, under the terms of a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that will allow Delta Air Lines, Inc. and US Airways, Inc. to exchange some of...
The U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined American Eagle Airlines $900,000 for lengthy tarmac delays that took place at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on May 29, 2011.
This consent order concerns violations by BusinessJet Class, LLC (BusinessJet), an online airline ticket agent, of the Department’s code-share disclosure rule, 14 CFR Part 257 and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712. It directs BusinessJet to cease...
This order concerns violations by United Air Lines, Inc. (“United”) of the Federal statutes prohibiting U.S. and foreign air carriers from subjecting any air traveler to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or ancestry. The order directs United to cease and...
This consent order involves violations by Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) of Articles 17 and 19 of the Montreal Convention1 (Convention) and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive trade practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712, in connection with monetary claims resulting from damage, loss...