Included in House FAA bill: Minimum size for airline seats
The House voted Wednesday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes. Those and other passenger-related provisions were included in a bill to authorise FAA programs for five years. The House approved the measure by a 398-23 vote, sending it to the Senate, which faces a Sunday deadline. The FAA bill is also notable for what is not included. Lawmakers abandoned a plan backed by airlines to privatise the nation's air-traffic-control system. And congressional negotiators dropped a proposal to crack down on "unreasonable" airline fees. The bill includes several provisions backed by consumer groups. Story has list.<br/>
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Included in House FAA bill: Minimum size for airline seats
The House voted Wednesday to direct the federal government to set a minimum size for airline seats, bar passengers from being kicked off overbooked planes, and consider whether to restrict animals on planes. Those and other passenger-related provisions were included in a bill to authorise FAA programs for five years. The House approved the measure by a 398-23 vote, sending it to the Senate, which faces a Sunday deadline. The FAA bill is also notable for what is not included. Lawmakers abandoned a plan backed by airlines to privatise the nation's air-traffic-control system. And congressional negotiators dropped a proposal to crack down on "unreasonable" airline fees. The bill includes several provisions backed by consumer groups. Story has list.<br/>
