[Travelandtourism] Supreme Court Upholds Airfare Advertising Rules

[Reese]

This is some good news!

By refusing to review a lower court ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the 
Department of Transportation's (DOT) airfare advertising rules, which 
require airlines to feature full, inclusive prices in fare displays. A 
federal appeals court previously upheld the rules.

Three airlines, Allegiant, Spirit, and Southwest, had protested the rules, 
using the far-fetched argument that knowing how taxes cost was more 
important to consumers than knowing the total amount they'd have to pay. The 
airlines also claimed that the DOT's regulations violated free speech. The 
DOT had previously refused to accept that position, so you have to wonder 
why the three airlines pushed again.

Fortunately for consumers, the court decided not to hear the appeal. That 
means the DOT rules stand as originally published: The featured price of a 
plane ticket has to include everything you have to pay. Now if only the FTC 
had the fortitude to insist on the same standard of honesty for hotels....


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