The judicial elimination of the JetBlue/Spirit merger guarantees that the US will be dominated by the Big 3 airlines for the next decade. The JetBlue/Spirit merger with its disapproval ruling has cramped competition between the Low Cost Carrier (LCC) markets and the...
Davinci contraption finally flies Admit it. You saw it here first. Leonardo DaVinci’s wing-flapping flying contraption has finally flown. Leonardo sketched his designs in the late 1400s of a giant bat-shaped craft that used a pilot’s arms and legs to power...
At last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing regarding the pending merger of United Airlines with Continental Airlines, Glenn Tilton, CEO of United Airlines made an impassioned and animated presentation arguing that his airline and Continental are...
The airline and airport news seems to be moving in the right direction for low-cost, point-to-point carriers. The country’s largest legacy carriers are retrenching in their hubs and the largest airports, abandoning middle America to low-cost carriers. Recently,...
Southwest Airlines is planning to start international operations. When? No one knows for sure, but these routes will be coming. With legacy carriers so heavily invested in international routes, the prospect of a battle with Southwest is not welcome. Two years ago, I...
These accomplishments have been achieved by working closely with our members, national media, the travel industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Congress and many other agencies.
– Removal of restaurant fees from DC area eateries — this is an ongoing project
– Creation of DOT Dashboard to outline consumer rights after cancellation of a flight
– Bi-partisan bill to eliminate hotel resort fees introduced into House of Representatives
– Creation of the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections
– Advertised airfares now include airfare plus, mandatory taxes and fees
– Lost/damaged/delayed luggage compensation limit increased to $3,800
– Passengers have 24 hours to change or cancel their nonrefundable tickets without penalty
– Once an airfare is purchased, that airfare and ancillary fees cannot be increased
– Families flying together act passed by Congress that requires family members 13 years of age and younger to sit with other family members at no additional cost.