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Trump Nixes Obama Rule to Require Airlines to Disclose Baggage Fees
Capping of a frenzied week of populism that began with a $1.5 trillion corporate tax cut, the Trump administration announced on Thursday it would abandon an Obama-era proposed rule to make airlines more clearly disclose baggage fees to consumers at the point of sale.
It’s the latest sign that the Department of Transportation is taking its policy cues directly from the airline industry. Trump’s DOT had also failed to issue regulations required by a 2016 law to force airlines to issue baggage fee refunds for delayed bags and to seat parents alongside their children for no extra charge. Separately, the administration has favored an industry-backed proposal to privatize air traffic control.
It’s the latest sign that the Department of Transportation is taking its policy cues directly from the airline industry. Trump’s DOT had also failed to issue regulations required by a 2016 law to force airlines to issue baggage fee refunds for delayed bags and to seat parents alongside their children for no extra charge. Separately, the administration has favored an industry-backed proposal to privatize air traffic control.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2017/12/trump_cancels_obama_s_proposed_baggage_fee_rule.html
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