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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) $200,000 for violating federal law and the Department’s rule protecting air travelers with disabilities, and ordered it to cease and desist from future similar violations.
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This order concerns violations by Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) of the requirements in 14 CFR Part 382 (Part 382). SAS violated the Department’s Web site accessibility requirements when it created a separate Web site for individuals with disabilities instead of ensuring...
This order concerns two third-party complaints filed by Bryan and Renee Jackson and Bridgitte Prince (the Complainants) against American Airlines, Inc. (American), consolidated in one docket.
This order concerns violations by Allegiant Air, LLC, of requirements relating to aircraft cabin temperatures and other assurances contained in its tarmac delay contingency plan. Allegiant did not provide passengers a comfortable cabin temperature on several delayed...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Allegiant Air $225,000 for violating federal law and the Department’s airline consumer protections rules concerning tarmac delays and ordered it to cease and desist from future similar violations.
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This consent order concerns violations by Icelandair Group, a/k/a Flugleidir, h.f., d/b/a Icelandair (Icelandair) of 14 CFR Part 259 and 49 U.S.C. § 41712. Specifically, Icelandair failed to adhere to the assurance in its contingency plan for lengthy tarmac delays to provide adequate food on a...
On September 22, 2014, Mike Borsetti (the Complainant) filed a third-party complaint under 14 CFR § 302.404 against British Airways (BA). The Complainant alleges that BA violated the Department’s rules concerning oversales, refunds, and substantive responses to consumer...
On March 21, 2017, Benjamin Edelman (the Complainant) filed a formal complaint against American Airlines, Inc. (American) pursuant to 14 CFR Part 302. The Complainant alleges that American misrepresented carrier-imposed surcharges as “taxes.” Pursuant to 14 CFR 302.406(a)(2...
On July 6, 2015, Mr. Benjamin Edelman (the Complainant) filed a formal complaint under 14 CFR § 302.404 against American Airlines, Inc. (American). The Complainant alleged that American, after a passenger-requested change to reservations, failed to provide information...
This order concerns violations by Vietnam Airlines JSC (Vietnam) of the Department of Transportation’s consumer protection regulations contained in 14 CFR Part 399. These violations constitute unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition in violation of 49...