Looks as if Pinnacle Airlines, a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines, may be the first carrier to run afoul of the government’s new three-hour rule for tarmac delays.
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You’ve seen the ads in the fancy travel magazines or perhaps you received a mailing or even a phone call encouraging you to choose a cruise line because it’s offering free airfare. Is that free airfare for your cruise really free? Maybe not.
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Sometimes federal agencies get a wake-up call and go into overdrive. It seems that the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is in just such a mode these days. They have just fined American Eagle millions of dollars. They are investigating that airlines parent company, American Airlines, for “repeated maintenance discrepancies.” And they are actively scrutinizing Southwest Airlines’ maintenance records and procedures.
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Leaving aside the triviality of recent DOT fines regarding advertising, I have to wonder, is the DOT swatting flies while the airlines continue with greater fare mischief.
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The FAA is keeping the heat on the airline industry. This time United Airlines has been slammed with a $30,000 fine for not posting full taxes for flights on its Website. United claims programming error.
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) seems to have finally awakened to the reality that if airlines don’t feel any pain, they aren’t motivated to change. After years of cozy inspector/inspected relationships, the federal government department responsible for airline safety seems to mean business. Big fines are flying and the airlines are being called out.
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California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced California has reached a “settlement” in its suit against YTB International, Inc. YTB (Your Travel Biz) has agreed to pay $1 million in penalties, costs, and restitution to California victims who filed complaints against YTB.
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