Stories By: DOT
DOT Drops Airline Passenger Compensation Plan
The Biden-era rule would have required carriers to compensate passengers stranded by flight cancellations or changes…
September 8, 2025
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Appeals Court Blocks DOT Rule on Airline ‘Junk Fees’
The department failed to follow administrative procedures in developing the regulation, the ruling said >>…
February 15, 2025
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US Flight Cancellations in August Increased Year Over Year, Says DOT
The percentage of US passenger flights in August that were canceled increased on a year-over-year basis for the second month in a row, according……
October 23, 2024
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U.S. Travel Hits Back at DOT Loyalty Program Investigation
The Department of Transportation’s recently announced investigation into major U.S. airlines’ frequent flyer programs is “cynical, short-sighted and out of touch with the needs……
September 16, 2024
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DOT Launches Investigation of Airline Loyalty Programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) ) launched an inquiry into the four largest U.S. airlines’ rewards programs that is aimed, according to a……
September 6, 2024
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Airline Cancellation Rates in June Improve Month Over Month and Year Over Year
In June, 1.3% of domestic flights were canceled, lower than the 2.1% cancellation rate for June 2023, the 3.1% cancellation rate for June 2022……
September 3, 2024
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DOT Declines Airline Request To Hold Off on Ancillary Fee Disclosure Rule
Carriers say rule will bring about ‘immense irreparable harm’…
June 12, 2024
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February Flight Cancellation Rate Falls, Says DOT
Delta leads in on-time arrivals….
May 14, 2024
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Airline Cancellations Continue To Decline in November
Rate for first 11 months of 2023 far below previous year and 2019….
February 5, 2024
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US Airlines Saw Lowest Cancellation Rate in a Decade in 2023, Says DOT
Travel around holidays was ‘notably smooth’…
January 5, 2024
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DOT Investigating Airline Loyalty Programs, Says Reuters Report
Inquiry part of administration’s focus on aviation consumer protection….
December 27, 2023
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American Airlines Seeks DOT Dismissal of NDC Complaint by ASTA
Carrier calls argument ‘a frivolous compilation of rhetoric and unsupported allegations’….
November 27, 2023
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