[Travelandtourism] Airlines seek six more months to comply withnewDOT rules

[cheryl echevarria]

You know what we can blank and blank. 

Do something about it then!

I am trying to.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Peter Donahue<mailto:pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> 
  To: NFB Travel and Tourism Division List<mailto:travelandtourism at nfbnet.org> 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 3:11 PM
  Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Airlines seek six more months to comply withnewDOT rules


  Hello everyone,

      They'll get their additional six months and when that's over they'll 
  make other excuses why they'll still need more time to comply with these 
  regulations. This sounds more like a stalling tactic rather than a 
  legitiment need for more time. There's lots of unemployed tech gurus they 
  could hire to work 24-7-365  so they can be ready in time for the new 
  regulations to take effect.

  Peter Donahue who along with wife Mary will become social fliers this 
  evening.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Peachtree Travel" <info at peachtreetravel.net<mailto:info at peachtreetravel.net>>
  To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org<mailto:travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>>
  Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 12:15 PM
  Subject: [Travelandtourism] Airlines seek six more months to comply with 
  newDOT rules


  Airlines need more time to "overcome substantial technological problems and
  properly train their employees," according to a document submitted June 7 by
  the Air Transport Association of America, the Regional Airline Association
  and the Air Carrier Association of America.

  The rules, introduced in April, include a requirement that advertised fares
  and air-inclusive packages include all taxes and fees, in print and online.
  The airlines said this requirement will be the most onerous of all.

  "We note that the Department has changed its position on full-fare
  advertising after 25 years of permitting posting of air transportation
  prices separate from government taxes and fees," the airlines said.
  "Carriers have relied on this government policy and built their advertising
  practices around it. Dismantling the current advertising system and
  reassembling it to meet the new standards will take multiple steps and will
  be difficult and time-consuming."

  The requirement of full-fare advertising is scheduled to take effect Oct.
  24, but the carriers said they need 180 more days to accommodate the
  "thousands of hours" it will take to code and test new solutions, integrate
  those solutions with IT systems and implement them.

  The airlines also want 180 more days to incorporate changes to
  denied-boarding compensation rules, which are due to take effect Aug. 23.

  Among the new requirements is higher compensation for being bumped. If the
  passenger can be rerouted to arrive within two hours (four hours on
  international flights), the compensation is 200% of the fare, to a maximum
  of $650; otherwise the payment is 400% of the fare, to a maximum of $1,350.

  "Each covered U.S. and foreign carrier will have to incorporate these
  changes into its company policies, procedures and training programs, and
  will require substantial systems changes and programming," the airlines
  said.

  Also, airlines must list specific charges for baggage fees in all e-ticket
  confirmations by Aug. 23. The airlines said they are in favor of a hyperlink
  to baggage fee information on their websites, but not actual fee charges for
  passengers in the confirmation. Since an individualized solution is more of
  an IT challenge, the airlines are requesting another 180 days to complete
  the job.



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