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Begging the airlines for basics, "Let us know your total prices"

by Charlie Leocha | Jan 26, 2011

The newspapers are starting to fill with articles about American Airlines fighting with online travel agents and Delta Air Lines deciding to pull ticketing away from some smaller online travel agents. What the heck is happening. What are the airlines thinking? Why...

Begging the airlines for basics, "Let us know your total prices"

by Charlie Leocha | Jan 26, 2011

The newspapers are starting to fill with articles about American Airlines fighting with online travel agents and Delta Air Lines deciding to pull ticketing away from some smaller online travel agents. What the heck is happening. What are the airlines thinking? Why...

What we're watching: World airline traffic, creating of a 737, great train rides

by Charlie Leocha | Jan 22, 2011

Three picks of almost videos. Well, two videos and one flash package that I find fascinating. The flash package is an animation of the world’s airline flights that is found via the Zurich airport website. The videos show the painting of a Southwest jet and an...

Ryanair's check-in fee may be a fee too far — would it work here?

by Charlie Leocha | Jan 21, 2011

Ryanair, the European no-frills airline that has been pushing the boundaries of country law and airline traditions in search of lower fares, has met stiff resistance in Spain. A judge there just ruled that Ryanair’s rule that passengers print out boarding passes...

Nation's largest travel companies call on airlines to disclose fares and fees

by Charlie Leocha | Jan 20, 2011

More than 115 of the nation’s largest travel companies and organizations today launched Open Allies for Airfare Transparency, an industry-wide effort to urge major airlines to share all of their fare and ancillary fee information through the distribution systems they...
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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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