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Consumer Traveler Today: March 3

03-03-2011

 

Consumer Traveler Today: DOT’s first hidden fees fines assessed against AA 
 

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DOT’s first hidden fees fines assessed against AA

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:25 AM PST

These past few days, the hidden fees issue that have been hotly debated in Washington got some headlines and attention from the Department of Transportation. American Airlines (AA) became the first airline to be fined for hiding fees. Furthermore, upon looking into the fees that AA was assessing to use denied boarding compensation vouchers, DOT discovered that AA was adding severe restrictions to these coupons.
        
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What we’re reading: TSA blew it, Sayonara 747, Mesa Air out of bankruptcy

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:45 AM PST

TSA blew it by letting box cutters pass, Sayonara 747 from Japan Airlines, Mesa Air out of bankruptcy