DOT eyes increase in IDB compensation.
Jul 9, 2007 | 3:52 pm
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DOT eyes increase in IDB compensation.
U.S. airlines may be forced to more than triple payments to passengers involuntarily bumped from flights, to $624, in the first increase since 1978, the Transportation Department said.
Passengers bumped from flights get a maximum of $200 when the airline arranges alternate transportation that gets them to their destination within two hours of their scheduled arrival. Carriers that don't meet that deadline pay a $400 maximum.
Under the proposal, the $400 penalty also may double to $800. Other options are to keep it the same; increase it to $580 or $1,248; or make it equal to the value of the ticket. The agency said it will post a proposed rule on its Web site tomorrow.
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_6333104
Passengers bumped from flights get a maximum of $200 when the airline arranges alternate transportation that gets them to their destination within two hours of their scheduled arrival. Carriers that don't meet that deadline pay a $400 maximum.
Under the proposal, the $400 penalty also may double to $800. Other options are to keep it the same; increase it to $580 or $1,248; or make it equal to the value of the ticket. The agency said it will post a proposed rule on its Web site tomorrow.
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_6333104
Jul 10, 2007 | 2:36 pm
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Thanks for posting. See http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=712416
So I'll close this thread.
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So I'll close this thread.
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--richard, moderator
