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USA Today: 5 trends to look for in travel this year – Passenger Protection Uncategorized • January 2nd, 2013
In an article in USA Today, reporter Nancy Trejos expects passenger protection, including a new DOT rule on airline fee transparency, to be among the biggest travel trends of 2013: Passenger Protection The Transportation Department has taken a more aggressive role in protecting air travelers the last four years, and it isn’t letting up. The [...]
Economist Business Travel blog: Airline fee disclosure – We’re not going to tell you how much this will cost Uncategorized • January 2nd, 2013
The Economist’s Gulliver business travel blog has an excellent post highlighting how U.S. airlines are making it difficult for consumers to understand the full cost of their travel due to the airlines’ refusal to share fee information with online travel sites and travel agents: Airlines don’t want you to know how much your ticket will [...]
Associated Press: Fees undermine fliers’ ability to compare fares Uncategorized • January 2nd, 2013
An in-depth article by Joan Lowy of the Associated Press, Fees undermine fliers’ ability to compare fares, details how airlines are making it difficult for consumers to comparison shop for the true all-in cost (fares+fees+taxes) of air travel and how the Department of Transportation is considering a new rule to address this important consumer issue: [...]
Don’t Let Unexpected Airline Fees Be the Gag Gift of Upcoming Holiday Travel – Simple tips to avoid unexpected fees Uncategorized • December 10th, 2012
Open Allies reminds holiday travelers booking trips to calculate the full “all-in” cost (fares+fees+taxes) of airfares Frequent and even occasional travelers are learning they must factor in add-on airline fees when calculating the full all-in cost of air travel. With the busy holiday travel season approaching, Open Allies for Airfare Transparency asked some travelers how [...]
Consumers Union: DOT should require airlines to be more transparent about fees Uncategorized • December 9th, 2012
In an article featured on ConsumerReports.org, the nation’s leading consumer right advocacy organization, Consumers Union (the public-policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports) is calling on the DOT to require airlines to be more transparent about their fees: If you’re flying over the holidays, you might end up unwrapping some unexpected items, but they’re not [...]
Read the November 5th Open Allies Update for the latest news and updates about airline fee transparency Uncategorized • November 5th, 2012
Click here to read the November 5th Open Allies Update newsletter featuring: Open Allies moderated forum on airline ancillary fees sparks a lively discussion Florida Today editorial strongly endorses need for increased airline fee transparency Open Allies reacts to DOT Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection recommendations A Closer Look: Punishing airfare comparison shoppers at [...]
DOT Advisory Committee Recommendations Fail to Ensure Consumers Ability to Understand Full Cost of Air Travel Uncategorized • November 1st, 2012
Reacting to the recently released recommendations of the Department of Transportation’s Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection, David Kelly, Executive Director of Open Allies for Airfare Transparency commented: While Open Allies applauds the committee’s recommendation that the “DOT should ensure transparency in air carrier pricing,” this does not go nearly far enough to protect consumers [...]
Register today for the Open Allies moderated forum on ancillary fees Uncategorized • October 3rd, 2012
On Thursday, October 18th from 8:00am – 10:30am at the National Press Club, Open Allies will be hosting a forum on airline ancillary fees. The forum will be moderated by National Journal reporter Niraj Chokshi. Click here to rsvp, registration is free. Can Airline Competition Work In An Era Of Opacity? A moderated forum sponsored [...]
Open Allies reacts to DOT Inspector General’s report on airline industry performance Uncategorized • September 25th, 2012
The Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General recently released a detailed report, Aviation Industry Performance: A Review of the Aviation Industry, 2008 – 2011, which found that: The airlines have also increased revenue by implementing additional fees for services that previously were included in the base ticket price. For example, checking baggage, selecting [...]
Read the first edition of our Open Allies Update email newsletter Uncategorized • August 1st, 2012
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