US: DoT opposes consumer protections in Senate, House FAA reauthorisation bills
The US DoT told senator Bill Nelson, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, in a May 23 letter that consumer protections included in both chambers’ FAA reauthorisation bills are “unnecessary, expensive and counterproductive.” In the letter, DoT deputy general counsel James Owens singled out a provision in the Senate bill that would require DoT to create rules to determine which airline fees “are unreasonable or disproportionate to the cost incurred by the air carrier.” The counsel claimed such a provision would signal a “return to the pre-1978 era,” back when the US federal govt controlled domestic airline fares and rates. The administration voiced displeasure that the bill would mandate airlines and ticket agents disclose the fees to consumers at all points of sale. <br/>
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US: DoT opposes consumer protections in Senate, House FAA reauthorisation bills
The US DoT told senator Bill Nelson, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, in a May 23 letter that consumer protections included in both chambers’ FAA reauthorisation bills are “unnecessary, expensive and counterproductive.” In the letter, DoT deputy general counsel James Owens singled out a provision in the Senate bill that would require DoT to create rules to determine which airline fees “are unreasonable or disproportionate to the cost incurred by the air carrier.” The counsel claimed such a provision would signal a “return to the pre-1978 era,” back when the US federal govt controlled domestic airline fares and rates. The administration voiced displeasure that the bill would mandate airlines and ticket agents disclose the fees to consumers at all points of sale. <br/>
