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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Acting Federal Aviation Administrator Michael Huerta helped break ground today for a $791 million runway expansion at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport which will create thousands of jobs.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $100,000 for failing to appropriately record and respond to complaints about the carrier’s treatment of passengers with disabilities, violating DOT’s rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act which prohibits...
This consent order involves violations by Alitalia Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA (Alitalia) of Article 19 of the Montreal Convention (Convention) and the statutory prohibition against unfair and deceptive trade practices, 49 U.S.C. § 41712, in connection with monetary claims resulting from delay...
This consent order concerns an Internet advertisement by Asiana Airlines (Asiana) that violates the full-fare advertising requirements specified in 14 CFR 399.84, as well as 49 U.S.C. § 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices. It directs Asiana to cease and desist from future...
New regulations going into effect this week will help ensure that consumers are treated fairly when they travel by air, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty of $80,000 against Alitalia, an airline based in Italy, for violating an international treaty by limiting reimbursement to passengers whose baggage was lost or delayed on Alitalia flights to and from the United States.
This consent order concerns Internet advertisements by Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A., (LOT) that violate the advertising requirements specified in 14 CFR 399.84, as well as 49 U.S.C. § 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition. It directs LOT to...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Icelandair $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel.
This consent order concerns Internet advertisements by Icelandair Group (Icelandair) that violate the advertising requirements specified in 14 CFR 399.84, as well as 49 U.S.C. § 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition. It directs Icelandair to...
This consent order concerns advertisements of air tours by Imagine Tours & Travel, L.L.C., (ITT) that violated 14 CFR 399.84, the Department’s rule requiring disclosure of the full fare in advertising, and 49 U.S.C. § 41712, which prohibits unfair and deceptive practices by air carriers and...