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Consumer Protection

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8th Meeting: June 23, 2015

The ACACP held its eighth public meeting on June 23, 2015, in Washington, DC.

The committee discussed airline policies on change and cancellation fees, the disclosure of hotel resort fees, and airline policies and procedures for the transport of baggage.

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9th Meeting: September 1, 2015

The ACACP held its ninth public meeting on September 1, 2015, in Washington, DC.

The committee discussed the recommendations submitted to it during the past three public meetings on the following subjects: Voice calls, government-imposed taxes and fees, airline mergers and...

Frontier Airlines, Inc. Consent Order 2017-08-27

This order concerns violations of the Department’s oversales rule, 14 CFR Part 250, and the domestic baggage liability rule, 14 CFR Part 254, by Frontier Airlines, Inc. (“Frontier”). Violations of Part 250 also constitute a failure to adhere to the carrier’s Customer Service Plan in violation of...

Frontier Airlines, Inc. Consent Order 2017-7-8

This consent order concerns violations by Frontier Airlines, Inc., (Frontier) of the requirements of 14 CFR Part 250, the Department’s oversales rule, and violations of 14 CFR Part 382 with respect to providing passengers with disabilities assistance in enplaning and deplaning, preboarding,...

American Airlines, Inc. Consent Order 2017-7-9

About this Order

This consent order concerns violations by American Airlines, Inc., (American) of the Department’s refund rules, 14 CFR 259.5(b)(5) and 14 CFR Part 374, and the statutory prohibition on unfair and deceptive practice, 49 U.S.C. § 41712. This order directs American to...

Frontier Airlines, Inc. Consent Order 2017-7-8

About this Order

This consent order concerns violations by Frontier Airlines, Inc., (Frontier) of the requirements of 14 CFR Part 250, the Department’s oversales rule, and violations of 14 CFR Part 382 with respect to providing passengers with disabilities assistance in enplaning and deplaning,...

Airline Consumer Complaints Up From Previous Year, March 2017

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its June 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of April 2017.  In April, DOT received 1,909 complaints about airline service from consumers, up 70.0 percent from the total of 1,123...