The US Department of Transportation fined Continental and US Airways on Thursday for not following the DOT's price advertising rules.
Continental was fined $120,000 for excluding fuel surcharges in its listed fares, and US Airways was fined a $45,000 for not providing informing customers of additional taxes and fees that applied to listed fares to Rome.
"Protecting the rights of airline consumers is a high priority for the Department of Transportation," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. "Passengers have the right to know how much they will have to pay when they buy an airline ticket, and we will continue to take enforcement action when these rules are violated."
Ticket pricing rules violated
Corporate - June 3, 2011 - 5:23pm by btsocial
The US Department of Transportation fined Continental and US Airways on Thursday for not following the DOT's price advertising rules.
Continental was fined $120,000 for excluding fuel surcharges in its listed fares, and US Airways was fined a $45,000 for not providing informing customers of additional taxes and fees that applied to listed fares to Rome.
"Protecting the rights of airline consumers is a high priority for the Department of Transportation," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. "Passengers have the right to know how much they will have to pay when they buy an airline ticket, and we will continue to take enforcement action when these rules are violated."
Read more about the violation at CNN.com.