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Consumer Travel Alliance presentation to Office of Management and Budget

by Charlie Leocha | Apr 4, 2011

On Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, representatives of the Consumer Travel Alliance, Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumers League met with representatives of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Transportation...

What we're watching: Spanair's Christmas surprise, Air New Zealand's safety video, Travolta and Newton-John on Qantas

by Charlie Leocha | Apr 3, 2011

In this roundup, we see a unique Christmas gift from Spanair to their passengers, a safety video from Richard Simmons that should make you smile and a clip of John Travolta and Oliva Newton-John on the launch of the Qantas 380 service to LA. Individual gifts on the...

Weekend what we're reading: Southwest fuselage rupture, credit card fees up, no outdoor heaters in Paris cafes, TSA under pressure

by Charlie Leocha | Apr 2, 2011

This weekend we read about Southwest emergency landing in Arizona after a fuselage rupture and decompression. the rising costs of using credit cards overseas, the coming demise of outdoor cafe heaters in France and TSA under fire from lawsuits, federal and state...

Airline misrepresentation on Capitol Hill — for airlines telling the truth hurts

by Charlie Leocha | Apr 1, 2011

This is an email that I sent to staffers of members of the House of Representatives with whom I have met over the past months regarding the FAA bill and airline price transparency. I received a copy of the airline talking points for their House lobbying offensive....

Consumer groups meet with OMB regarding DOT's proposed rulemaking

by Charlie Leocha | Mar 31, 2011

On Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, representatives of the Consumer Travel Alliance, Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America and the National Consumers League met with representatives of the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Transportation...
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Accomplishments

These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.

  • – Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
  • – Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
  • – Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
  • – Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
  • – Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
  • – Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
  • – Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
  • – Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
  • – Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.

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