09 Sep, 2024 DOT Launches Investigation Into Airline Reward Programs By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation launched an inquiry into the four largest U.S. airlines' reward programs. The...
02 May, 2024 European Commission Starts Action Against Twenty Airlines, Alleging Greenwashing By Jeff Greenbaum The European Commission announced that it, along with EU consumer authorities, sent letters to twenty airlines, raising concerns that...
02 Sep, 2022 Attorneys General Seek Additional Consumer Protection Authority from Congress to Address Concerns About the Airline Industry By Jeff Greenbaum The National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter to Congressional leadership, asking Congress to pass legislation that would...
06 Aug, 2022 DOT Proposes New Rules on Refunds for Cancelled and Changed Flights By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it is proposing a new rule that sets forth specific standards that define...
13 Apr, 2022 Online Travel Agency Enters into $300K Settlement With DOT Over False Advertising Charges By Jeff Greenbaum Online travel agency FlightHub Group entered into a $300,000 settlement with the U.S. Department of Transportation, resolving allegations...
25 Mar, 2022 NYAG Settles With Online Travel Agency Over Use of "Dark Patterns" and Other Deceptive Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Fareportal Inc., the operator of online...
17 Feb, 2021 Planning to Change Your Refund Policy and Apply it Retroactively? By Jeff Greenbaum Prior to the pandemic, United Airlines gave refunds to passengers when the airline cancelled a passenger's flight or rescheduled the...
01 Dec, 2020 DOT Issues New Unfair and Deceptive Practices Rule By Jeff Greenbaum Under federal law, airlines and ticket agents are prohibited from engaging in "unfair or deceptive" practices. Now, the U.S. Department...
19 May, 2020 With Customer Complaints Skyrocketing, DOT Issues Second Enforcement Notice On Airline Ticket Refunds By Jeff Greenbaum The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a second Enforcement Notice regarding airlines' obligations to provide refunds in light of...
07 Apr, 2020 DOT Tells Airlines to Give Refunds to Consumers for Cancelled Flights By Jeff Greenbaum The U.S. Department of Transportation issued an enforcement notice telling airlines to give consumers prompt refunds when their flights...
22 Feb, 2020 U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes Changes to Its Consumer Protection Rules By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it is proposing changes to its consumer protection rules. In a...
20 Jul, 2019 KLM and Its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day on Social Media By Jeff Greenbaum If you're promoting your airline on social media, what do you think are some of the most effective marketing techniques? How about,...