Posted on Nov 15, 2022
DOT says Frontier, foreign airlines must pay travelers $600 million in refunds
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"The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday said it has ordered Frontier Airlines
and five foreign carriers to pay about $600 million in refunds to travelers whose flights were canceled or significantly changed by the airlines."
and five foreign carriers to pay about $600 million in refunds to travelers whose flights were canceled or significantly changed by the airlines."
DOT says Frontier, foreign airlines must pay travelers $600 million in refunds
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US Department of Transportation (DOT)
Travel
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OMG!! Boodagig or whatever his name is had his branch of government do something for people after the election??
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."Frontier earned a $31 million profit last quarter on $906 million in revenue as travel demand and fares continued their rebound from the depths of the pandemic.
“It shouldn’t take an enforcement action from the U.S. Department of Transportation to get airlines to pay refunds that they’re required to pay,” Buttigieg said on a call with reporters Monday.
He said there are more investigations underway. Blane Workie, assistant general counsel for the DOT’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, said on the call that there were no other pending cases over refunds against U.S. airlines.
The DOT fined Air India $1.4 million, TAP Portugal $1.1 million, Aeromexico and Israel’s El Al $900,000 apiece and Colombia-based Avianca $750,000. DOT said those five airlines together had to pay just over $400 million in refunds.
Last year, the DOT fined Air Canada a record $4.5 million over refund delays, more than half of which would go to reimburse travelers."
..."Frontier earned a $31 million profit last quarter on $906 million in revenue as travel demand and fares continued their rebound from the depths of the pandemic.
“It shouldn’t take an enforcement action from the U.S. Department of Transportation to get airlines to pay refunds that they’re required to pay,” Buttigieg said on a call with reporters Monday.
He said there are more investigations underway. Blane Workie, assistant general counsel for the DOT’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection, said on the call that there were no other pending cases over refunds against U.S. airlines.
The DOT fined Air India $1.4 million, TAP Portugal $1.1 million, Aeromexico and Israel’s El Al $900,000 apiece and Colombia-based Avianca $750,000. DOT said those five airlines together had to pay just over $400 million in refunds.
Last year, the DOT fined Air Canada a record $4.5 million over refund delays, more than half of which would go to reimburse travelers."
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