If you travel a lot or a little, be sure to tell (comment) Dept. of Transportation what you think of the new consumer protection rule’s provisions at this regulations.gov page.
Monday (8/9) is the deadline for public comments on the rule that would:
• provide an increase in compensation for passengers involuntarily bumped from flights
• allow passengers to make and cancel reservations within 24 hours without penalty
• require full and prominently displayed disclosure of baggage fees as well as refunds and expense reimbursement when bags are not delivered on time
• require fair price advertising
• prohibit price increases after a ticket is purchased
• mandate timely notice of flight status changes
Click here for announcement: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480afe2f8
Instructions: At the beginning of your comment, you must include the following “Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT);Docket No. DOT-OST-2010-0140; RIN No. 2105-AD92”. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
ADDRESSES: You may file comments identified by the docket number DOT-OST-2010-0140 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.