Another worthless passenger bill of rights heads to the runway
Another worthless airline passengers’ bill of rights has been introduced in Congress. The bill, called the Air Service Improvement Act of 2008 would require airlines to file contingency plans with the government on how to handle delays and cancellations.
Time to be heard in D.C.
The latest Air Quality Report shows that overall airline performance is abysmal — some of the worst recorded in the past 18 years. It’s an election year, a good time to let your representatives in Congress know that you’ve had enough. Charlie Leocha gives you a script.
Passenger bill of rights squashed
The innovative passenger rights law passed by New York is preempted by a 1978 U.S. statute that relaxed federal regulation of the airline industry. The federal appeals court ruled that allowing individual states to make laws would create a patchwork of laws that should fall under a nationwide federal rule.