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Enforcement

Legacy ID
2341

Southwest Airlines - Order 2026-3-9

On November 16, 2022, Allergy & Asthma Network, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team, and No Nut Traveler (collectively, the Complainants) filed a joint, third-party complaint against Southwest Airlines Co. (Southwest). The Complainants...

American Airlines - Order 2025-12-5

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is amending Order 2024-10-15 issued on October 23, 2024, Docket OST-2024-0001. Order 2024-10-15 assessed American Airlines Inc. (American) a civil penalty of $50 million and required American to pay $25 million to the U.S. Treasury in three equal...

Southwest Airlines - Order 2025-12-4

The U.S. Department of Transportation (“Department” or “DOT”) is amending Order 2023-12-11 issued on December 15, 2023, Docket DOT-OST-2023-0001. Order 2023-12-11 assessed Southwest Airlines Co. (“Southwest”) a civil penalty of $140 million and required Southwest to pay $35 million to the U.S....

Turkish Airlines - Order 2025-1-7

This consent order concerns violations of consumer protection laws by Türk Hava Yollari, A.O. (Turkish Airlines).  Specifically, the U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) has determined that from March 2020 to September 2021, Turkish Airlines routinely failed to provide timely...

Frontier Airlines - Order 2025-1-2

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) has determined that Frontier Airlines, Inc. (Frontier) held out three chronically delayed flights between August 2022 and April 2023 at least 63 times in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41712 (Section 41712) and 14...

JetBlue Airways - Order 2024-12-21

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) has determined that JetBlue Airways Corp. (JetBlue) held out four chronically delayed flights from June 2022 through November 2023 at least 145 times in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41712 (Section 41712) and 14 CFR...

Swiss International Air Lines Order - 2024-12-19

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by Swiss International Air Lines AG (Swiss) in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301. Swiss operated flights carrying United Airlines’ (United) designator code (UA) in airspace in which a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight...

Deutsche Lufthansa Order - 2024-12-20

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301. Lufthansa operated flights carrying United Airlines’ (United) designator code (UA) in airspace in which a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight...

Etihad Airways - Order 2024-12-4

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by Etihad Airways in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301. More specifically, by carrying the JetBlue Airways’ code in airspace prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to U.S. operators due to safety concerns, Etihad...

Ethiopian Airlines - Order 2024-11-1

This consent order concerns unauthorized foreign air transportation by Ethiopian Airlines in violation of 49 U.S.C. § 41301. More specifically, by carrying the United Airlines’ code in airspace prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to U.S. operators due to safety concerns,...