According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), airlines collected $1.5 billion from baggage fees and reservation change fees in the second quarter of 2011, according to the airline financial data released last week.
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In the case of a code-share operation with a foreign carrier or that of an airline alliance with antitrust immunity, the ability to merge operations and make them seamless for travelers borders on the impossible. Consumers end up faced with alliances and codeshares of a Frankenstein nature.
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During the past two years, an airline drama has been playing out in Washington, DC, between Delta Air Lines, US Airways and the Department of Transportation regarding a proposed swapping of slots between the two airlines.
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The airlines seem to be intent on keeping travelers from being able to compare the full cost of travel. Somehow they feel that not allowing consumers to compare costs to fly, including ancillary fees, is the right way to go. They are flouting the new DOT disclosure rules on their websites and airlines are fighting the coming rules in court as well.
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Today we take a look at rules that airlines will have to follow as well, but that only time will tell whether DOT needs more enforcement. I have included the DOT press release content after each subject.
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Three major portions of the April 25, 2011 Department of Transportation (DOT) final rule are coming into effect today. These will deal with listing of ancillary fees, overbooking compensation and the extension of tarmac-delay rules to smaller airports and international flights.
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) has extended the effective dates of key portions of the most recent rulemaking for an extra five months.
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This listing, taken from the Web pages of the Federal Railroad Administration provide the outline of the current mandates. Of course, even with billions appropriated, change has been slow to non-existent over the past few years.
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In two relatively recent cases, Delta and Lufthansa have been fined by the DOT for not fulfilling their reimbursement responsibilities. In the case of Delta the consent order was ordered because the airline limited its compensation to below the $3,300 regulatory limit. Lufthansa faced a similar issue on international rules for lost/delayed luggage.
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Ottawa could end Air Canada strike, airlines ask for six more months to comply with price transparency rulemaking, free Internet saves business hotel guests money
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