The US Department of Transportation rejected a request from US and foreign airlines to delay new disclosure requirements about bag fees, but there will be few enforcement actions as they relate to interline itineraries or code-shares for six months.
US rejects delay request from global airlines on bag fee transparency
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Spirit Airlines fined $50K for tweets and billboards
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
US Department of Transportation to airlines — be careful what you tweet.The DOT reached a $50,000 settlement with Spirit Airlines over tweets and billboard advertising which didn’t adequately disclose the taxes and fees associated with the airline’s $9 one-way fares.
Orbitz Worldwide fined $60K on airfare fee disclosures
October 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
The US Department of Transporation fined Orbitz Worldwide for failure to adequately disclose taxes and fees in certain airfare advertisements in early 2011.
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US trade group balks at new airline bag-fee disclosure rules
July 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The American Society of Travel Agents thinks the imposition of two U.S. Department of Transportation rules on airline bag-fee disclosures may lead more travel agencies to abandon selling airline tickets.
US Department of Transportation hands down $175K in fines to online travel sellers
May 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The U.S. Department of Transportation handed down $175,000 in fines last week to five online travel sellers for failing to properly disclose code-share flights.
US fines Airtrade $50K for deceptive practices
April 29, 2011 By 3 Comments
The U.S. Department of Transportation fined AirTrade International $50,000 for improperly displaying code-share flights on its Vayama online travel agency website.
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US government delays decision on ancillary fee displays in GDSs
April 20, 2011 By 3 Comments
The U.S. Department of Transportation decided to require airlines and travel agencies to more prominently display ancillary fees, but deferred action on a hot-button proposal to force U.S. and foreign carriers to provide information about ancillary fees in global distribution systems.
Where does Open Allies for Airfare Transparency stand on display bias?
February 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
Where does the relatively new group, Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, whose members include global distribution systems and travel agencies, stand on the display bias issue now that the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a warning letter?
US government delivers transparent warning to GDSs and online travel agencies
February 14, 2011 By 4 Comments
The U.S. Department of Transportation wrote a “display bias” letter to major global distribution systems and online travel agencies, warning them “not to engage in undisclosed display bias.”
Do online travel agency mouseovers about regional airlines constitute disclosure?
December 17, 2010 By 13 Comments
When consumers need to mouse-over an icon in online travel agency flight search result to see if a regional airline actually is operating a flight marketed by a major carrier, are the OTAs in full compliance with new disclosure requirements?
