Severe air turbulence occurs during air travel. It has severely injured passengers. Prevent it by wearing your seatbelt. Last month, a WestJet Encore de Havilland Dash 8–400 was descending toward landing in Calgary on a flight from Seattle, Washington when it hit...
These eight foreign road trip safety tips are important. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 1.25 million people die each year in traffic accidents. In fact, WHO states they’re the leading cause of death among 15- to 39-year-olds. Also...
Last week, the headline read, “JetBlue turbulence puts 24 in hospital.” Fortunately, incidents of severe air turbulence aren’t common. Unfortunately, despite its rarity, passengers and flight crew members have sustained serious injuries from severe turbulence....
The first, and thankfully only, time I experienced severe air turbulence, I was flying over Denver, Colorado. Fortunately, my seat belt was on. The person across the aisle from me wasn’t so lucky. He rocketed out of his seat, bashing his head against the...
If you’ve experienced it while flying, you know severe air turbulence can be frightening, jarring, jerky, and jolting, even for experienced air travelers. Turbulence can be extremely dangerous to both the flight crew and passengers alike. Just last month,...
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.