Each January we hold hope for a good new year… But in 2017, we saw things go colossally wrong, from United Airlines dragging off a passenger, to price-gouging during natural disaster Hurricane Harvey, to a new low in Coach Class – ‘Basic Economy’, aka Last Class. The CEO of American Airlines boasted recently, “We’ll never lose… Read More
The deadline for Real ID has been a moving target. There have been extension after extension for months. So the latest news we have from a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson says your old driver’s license is acceptable until Oct. 1, 2020. Again: TSA: Domestic flyers can use old driver’s licenses until late 2020… Read More
Why We Have Bomb Detection for Airline Baggage Today, December 21, 2017, is the 29th anniversary of the second most deadly terrorist attack against the US (after 9/11) and the worst air disaster and terrorist attack against the UK in history. The Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland killed 270 (189 Americans) on a… Read More
Tip Of The Week Dear FlyersRights: Boy did I get a surprise flying United Express this week! I recently returned from a business trip to Detroit. Because of snow in Detroit my first two flights were cancelled. I appreciated that I was automatically rebooked on United Express, and I understood that my seat… Read More
Christmas came early for the airlines. Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) abolished an Obama-era proposal that required carriers to disclose baggage fees. The reversal is a gift for the airlines’ bottom line and a slap in the face for flyers who deserve transparency when buying a ticket. Soon, when you buy through a third-party site… Read More
TRUMP DOT TO AIRLINE PASSENGERS: NO FEE TRANSPARENCY FOR YOU Victory for Airline Lobby expands airline exemption from consumer protection law WASHINGTON DC – December 8, 2017 The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that it was withdrawing a pending rulemaking requiring airlines to disclose fees for baggage and other so called extra services… Read More
We have the perfect slogan that tops off this ‘annus horribilis’ year for flyers: Passengers want to be badly treated. This is courtesy of the CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) who went on to say that people “don’t want to pay for comfort on-board.” FlyersRights.org’s president, Paul Hudson replied, “Wow. It’s now on the record that the airline… Read More
We need to cover our expenses and need your help! FlyersRights was was a tiny organization when founded a decade ago. Nobody could imagine the dimension and importance to the traveling public it would become over the past 10 years – requiring a full-time commitment of many volunteers. If every reader signed up… Read More
Whether your clan will drive over the river and through the woods, or take a plane – traveling during Thanksgiving is hectic. As usual, that’s the case this year as 28.5 million Americans are expected fly, an increase of 3 percent over last Thanksgiving says Airlines for America (A4A), a trade group of the airline industry. A4A… Read More
You’ve known for years that airlines love to obfuscate. Now they are really going out of their way to shield easy airfare comparisons, says Inc.com. Especially when it comes to junk fee add ons -you know, the nickel-and-diming that goes into the modern airline fare experience. The airlines love to block consumers from seeing complete airline schedule and… Read More