How DOT fails to protect aviation comsumers from airlines

How DOT fails to protect aviation comsumers from airlines

Congress, the Wall Street Journal, and Travelers United say DOT does not protect aviation consumers. Today will not go down as a good day for the protect aviation consumers team at the Department of Transportation (DOT). Congress sent a letter to DOT. The Wall Street...
How to turn passenger protection into airline security

How to turn passenger protection into airline security

Consumer groups: DOT’s aviation consumer protection advisory committee tilted in favor of industry Washington, DC—America’s leading consumer and passenger rights organizations today expressed deep concern at the lack of appropriate balance in the new membership of the...

Call for U.S. DOT to act on travel privacy

By Edward Hasbrouck, CTA Policy Analyst There is virtually no legal protection for the privacy of personal information about travelers on U.S.-based airlines: • There is no general consumer privacy law in the U.S. like those in Canada or the European Union. Businesses...