New passport programs can speed travelers through control! The post-pandemic start-up of international travel means the need for passport renewals to travel. Plus, lacking personnel and crowded flights mean navigating customs and border protection in Europe or other...
Congress is working on airline passenger change right now. Bills in DC take a few years to develop. Travelers United is working with House and Senate congressional committees, airlines, and DOT on what will ultimately become the airlines’ future. Consumer...
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Like Medieval serfs, passengers cannot fully access America’s legal system for aviation consumer rights. The state and local US court systems strictly limit America’s aviation consumer rights litigation. Passengers must plead a case to the federal courts,...
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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.
