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Wed like to say theres great news for airline passengers, and its coming just in time for the summer travel season that could become a strong component in the national economic recovery. Thats what wed like to say, but accuracy confines us to only that first point.
Indeed, federal officials announced significant new rules for airlines last week, including a requirement to refund bag fees when bags are lost, paying passengers more for bumping them from flights and toughening the current rules for tarmac delays. The Los Angeles Times quoted Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance: Overall, its a giant improvement for consumers. Its the biggest change since deregulation, which in 1978 removed government control of airline fares.See the full content of this document
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In Our View: New Airline Rules
Alas, the implementation date is discouragingly distant: Aug. 23, which will be after much of the summer travel. Better late than ne...
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