Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule to Protect Consumers from Surprise Airline Junk Fees

Rule will save consumers over half a billion dollars each year in expensive, unexpected baggage, change, and cancellation fees by requiring airlines to make these costs clear upfront

DOT Onboard Demographics, March 2024

This spreadsheet provides onboard statistics for March FY 2024. Demographics are particularly useful to managers in the workforce planning process. This data is also used by Congressional staffers and others who have an interest in the size and makeup of the federal workforce and by...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule Requiring Automatic Refunds of Airline Tickets and Ancillary Service Fees

Rule makes it easy to get money back for cancelled or significantly changed flights, significantly delayed checked bags, and additional services not provided

Final Rule - Refunds and Other Consumer Protections

The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing a final rule to ensure that consumers are treated fairly when they do not receive service that they paid for or are unable or advised not to travel because of a serious communicable disease. Under the final rule, U.S. and foreign air carriers...

Final Rule - Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees

The U.S. Department of Transportation is issuing a final rule to protect airline passengers from surprise fees when purchasing a ticket. The rule requires airlines and ticket agents to tell consumers upfront what fees they charge for a first or second checked bag, a carry-on bag, and for...

ICYMI: U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Earth Day with Every Day Climate Leadership

This Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) celebrates every day climate leadership and the 25th anniversary of years its Climate Change Center, which leads policy, research, and action to solve the nation’s most pressing challenges on climate change and transportation. Here are...

Minutes from the March 21, 2023 Public Hearing on the Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections NPRM

This document is a written summary of the public hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections, which was held on March 21, 2023, using the Zoom virtual platform.

Minutes from the March 30, 2023 Public Hearing on the Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees NPRM

This document is a written summary of the public hearing on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Enhancing Transparency of Airline Ancillary Service Fees, which was held on March 30, 2023, using the Zoom virtual platform.

Readout of USDOT’s Multimodal Freight Office Meeting with East Coast Port Leaders

WASHINGTON – On Friday, April 19, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) convened a meeting with the National Economic Council and leaders from ports up and down the East Coast to continue efforts to mitigate supply chain disruptions and coordinate on the response to the suspension of vessel...

Domestic Airline Consumer Airfare Report - 4th Quarter 2023

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