“Airlines Sue US Over Fee Disclosure Rules, Citing Overreach”
May 15, 2024
“Several major US airlines and their lobbying group sued the US Transportation Department over new regulations mandating up-front disclosure of certain fees, in a fight over rules the agency says could mean big savings for travelers…
The final rules, unveiled last month, require carriers and ticket agents to clearly communicate their extra charges up front for checked luggage and carry-on bags and for canceling or changing reservations. The department said at the time that they would save fliers more than half a billion dollars a year by helping them avoid surprise fees…
Airlines for America said in a statement that the carriers already provide fee disclosures and that the new rules “will greatly confuse consumers who will be inundated with information that will only serve to complicate the buying process.””
Are you serious? The airlines basically said their customers are stupid. Wow this is kind of funny. The airlines better lose that lawsuit. Fee disclosures wont confuse customers but airlines will lose business. Stop trying to cheat and be upfront with your customers.