Steely Dan
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/04/20/passenger.rights/index.html
DOT to airlines: No hidden fees
By Mike M. Ahlers and Jeanne Meserve, CNN
April 20, 2011 6:07 a.m. EDT
...The new rules, which will take effect in 120 days, require airlines to prominently disclose all fees and taxes on their websites. It also increases compensation for passengers who are involuntary bumped, limits "tarmac delays" for international flights to four hours and makes other pro-consumer changes.
"We're trying to look out after passengers who, in some instances, have been treated pretty shabbily," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
Passenger rights advocates, who lauded the proposed rule, are likely to be happy with the final rule....
These hidden fees are like a dealer advertising a car for $15,000 and then telling you when you get there that an engine, seats, tires and floorboards are all additional charges. JMO
DOT to airlines: No hidden fees
By Mike M. Ahlers and Jeanne Meserve, CNN
April 20, 2011 6:07 a.m. EDT
...The new rules, which will take effect in 120 days, require airlines to prominently disclose all fees and taxes on their websites. It also increases compensation for passengers who are involuntary bumped, limits "tarmac delays" for international flights to four hours and makes other pro-consumer changes.
"We're trying to look out after passengers who, in some instances, have been treated pretty shabbily," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.
Passenger rights advocates, who lauded the proposed rule, are likely to be happy with the final rule....
These hidden fees are like a dealer advertising a car for $15,000 and then telling you when you get there that an engine, seats, tires and floorboards are all additional charges. JMO
