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What you need to know about sending your child on a plane flight alone

by Ned S. Levi | Jan 2, 2012

Last week, I wrote about 9 year old Chloe Boyce’s trek on Southwest Airlines as an unaccompanied minor. The flight from Nashville to New York City would have been tough enough for the youngster traveling alone, as it arrived late at each stop, but for some...

Unaccompanied minors flying — potential nightmares around every corner

by Ned S. Levi | Dec 26, 2011

On Tuesday, December 21st Elena Kerr put her nine year old daughter, Chloe, on a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to New York to see her grandparents for the Christmas holiday. The plane was scheduled to make stops in Columbus and Baltimore before landing at...

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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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