[Travelandtourism] Make Sure You Get Fair Treatment Thanks to the Department of Transportation’s New Air Travel Rules

Wed Aug 24 16:48:03 UTC 2011

Good afternoon cheryl,
What is the call-in number  for the meeting? I'll do my best to attend.

On Aug 24, 2011, at 12:43 PM, cheryl echevarria wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hai Nguyen Ly" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
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> Subject: [Travelandtourism] Make Sure You Get Fair Treatment Thanks to the 
> Department of Transportation’s New Air Travel Rules
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> http://lifehacker.com/5833809/make-sure-you-get-fair-treatment-thanks-to-the-department-of-transportations-new-air-travel-rules
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> Make Sure You Get Fair Treatment Thanks to the Department of Transportation’s 
> New Air Travel Rules
> 
> Thanks to some new rules issued by the US Department of Transportation, you 
> shouldn't have to wait in a hot, uncomfortable plane on the tarmac anymore, 
> you should be reimbursed a tidy sum if you're bumped from a flight, and 
> airline fees should be prominently displayed. Here's a look at the new rules 
> and how they affect you.
> The DOT's new guidelines force airlines to, as of tomorrow, reimburse 
> passengers who are bumped from their flight twice the price of the purchased 
> ticket (up to $650) unless they make other arrangements to get the passenger 
> to their final destination within a couple of hours of the original arrival 
> time. The longer the delay, the bigger the reimbursement: if the arrival 
> time is delayed too long, passengers can claim up to four times the value of 
> a ticket, up to $1300 (compared to $800 today.)
> 
> The rules also require airlines to prominently display all baggage, 
> handling, cancellation, and amenity (food, pillows, etc) charges on their 
> websites so no one is theoretically surprised when they get to the terminal 
> or on their flight.
> 
> Perhaps most notable for people who have been trapped in a stuffy plane 
> sitting on the tarmac for hours are the new DOT fines for airlines that let 
> passengers sit for more than four hours: the government can fine the 
> airlines up to $27,500 per passenger for the delay. You won't see any of 
> that money, but you bet the airlines won't want to pay it out. Instead 
> they'll leave on time or cancel a flight, in which case they have to arrange 
> for your next one.
> 
> These are just the rules that go into effect this week. Airlines managed to 
> delay an additional set of measures until January 2012 that hopefully, when 
> combined with these changes, will make air travel a little less stressful. 
> Photo by Christopher Doyle.
> 
> New Rules to Protect Airline Passengers Go Into Effect Tuesday | Consumer 
> Reports
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