Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
Can't the OP argue that the fees in effect at the time the original ticket was issued are what rules should apply now? This sounds a lot like the changes in checked bag fees case, where the DOT mandated that previously purchased tickets go by the old rules.
I don't think it would work as
changes are usually covered by the present-day structure. In the baggage case, folks changed nothing, so it was reasonable to expect that the rules they booked under would still apply. Somewhat less of an argument here.
Cheers.