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

Wed Aug 24 17:40:56 UTC 2011

Wonderful.

I just reposted information about tonight's board meeting.

Leading the Way in Independent Travel!

Cheryl Echevarria
http://www.echevarriatravel.com
631-456-5394
reservations at echevarriatravel.com

Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located in 
Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com

Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, Inc.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hai Nguyen Ly" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Make Sure You Get Fair Treatment Thanks to 
the Department of Transportation’s New Air Travel Rules

my wife and I  have just moved to Miami, Florida from Chicago, Illinois. We 
are not currently members of any chapter, however we will be seeking 
membership in the South Miami chapter.

On Aug 24, 2011, at 1:29 PM, cheryl echevarria wrote:

> hey what state and chapter are you with?
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located in
> Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, 
> Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hai Nguyen Ly" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Make Sure You Get Fair Treatment Thanks to
> the Department of Transportation’s New Air Travel Rules
>
>
> 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:
>
>> Thank you for posting this
>>
>> HAI NGUYEN LY - I hope you will participate in our 1st Board Meeting
>> tonight
>> at 7pm Eastern.
>>
>>
>> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria
>> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
>> 631-456-5394
>> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>>
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located in
>> Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com
>>
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel,
>> Inc.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Hai Nguyen Ly" <gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:28 PM
>> Subject: [Travelandtourism] Make Sure You Get Fair Treatment Thanks to 
>> the
>> Department of Transportation’s New Air Travel Rules
>>
>>
>>
>> http://lifehacker.com/5833809/make-sure-you-get-fair-treatment-thanks-to-the-department-of-transportations-new-air-travel-rules
>>
>> 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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