US: Trump administration opposes requiring 'reasonable' airline baggage fees

The US DoT told Congress it opposes a Senate bill that would require new rules prohibiting airline fees that are not "reasonable and proportional," along with many other new consumer protections that the administration deems "unnecessary and wasteful," according to a letter Friday. The DoT said the Senate airline fee provision requiring rules barring "unreasonable" cancellation, baggage, seat selection and same-day change fees would mark a return to the pre-1978 era before airline deregulation. The bill said the govt must review whether fees are "disproportionate to the costs incurred by the air carrier." A4A said previously the provision would result in “govt-mandated price controls” and should be rejected. The House bill does not have the provision. <br/>