Section 145 of the Aviation and Security Transportation Act
Dec 17, 2002 | 5:31 pm
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Section 145 of the Aviation and Security Transportation Act
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Passengers are further protected by the guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation, at least for now. Under Section 145 of the Aviation and Security Transportation Act, which was signed into law in November 2001, carriers operating on the same route as bankrupt or insolvent carriers are required to provide air transportation to passengers whose flights have been suspended, interrupted or discontinued. This requirement, however, is itself expected to be discontinued on May 19, 2003. </font>
Does anyone know if this act makes a distinction between award and revenue seats? I'm just counting my options if USAirways goes ch. 7 in the next few days, as it may happen...
Dec 17, 2002 | 5:34 pm
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Talking to myself like usual I found this information: http://dms.dot.gov/general/orders/aug02/183624_web.pdf
Which talks about how carriers handled Vanguard's demise. Still, not clear if award tickets fall under the same rules...
Which talks about how carriers handled Vanguard's demise. Still, not clear if award tickets fall under the same rules...
Dec 17, 2002 | 6:58 pm
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What the heck. I'll engage in some wishful thinking...
Seems to me that the operative terms in the DOT Notice are
and
Nothing anywhere about how the passenger obtained the confirmed ticket.
My e-ticket confirmation/itinerary from USAirways doesn't identify that it is an award ticket.
Since it's apparent that the carrying airline will be compensated only minimally ($25 max) for carrying you space-available, it shouldn't matter to them how you came upon the confirmed reservation with the insolvent carrier.
The DOT's stance seems to be "Hey, we stuck out our necks to keep you guys running post 9/11, so in exchange you have to treat stranded passengers in this manner."
The questions I'll add are: What about overseas travel? What about overseas award travel?
(I'm holding award tix on US to LGW in March...)
PDH
Seems to me that the operative terms in the DOT Notice are
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">consumers holding tickets on (insolvent) airlines</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">ticketed passengers of the insovent carrier</font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">It is the Departments position that section 145 requires, at a minimum, that passengers holding valid confirmed tickets, whether paper or electronic, of the
insolvent or bankrupt carrier must be transported by other carriers who operate
on the route for which the passenger is ticketed on a space-available basis on the
date of travel shown on the ticket or other documentation demonstrating e-ticketing, without significant additional charges.</font>
insolvent or bankrupt carrier must be transported by other carriers who operate
on the route for which the passenger is ticketed on a space-available basis on the
date of travel shown on the ticket or other documentation demonstrating e-ticketing, without significant additional charges.</font>
My e-ticket confirmation/itinerary from USAirways doesn't identify that it is an award ticket.
Since it's apparent that the carrying airline will be compensated only minimally ($25 max) for carrying you space-available, it shouldn't matter to them how you came upon the confirmed reservation with the insolvent carrier.
The DOT's stance seems to be "Hey, we stuck out our necks to keep you guys running post 9/11, so in exchange you have to treat stranded passengers in this manner."
The questions I'll add are: What about overseas travel? What about overseas award travel?
(I'm holding award tix on US to LGW in March...)
PDH