American, Delta, United and other airlines are asking an appeals court to overturn a new rule that would affect fees for luggage and changing reservations.
Several of the country’s largest airlines are challenging a new Biden administration rule that would force them to disclose certain fees as part of the upfront cost of airfare. The government describes these charges, which are added for luggage and changes to reservations, as “surprise junk fees.”
In a petition filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, the trade group Airlines for America and six airlines asked for the ancillary fee rule to be vacated because they say it is “arbitrary, capricious” and outside the authority of the Transportation Department. The group of airlines on the petition includes American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Alaska and Hawaiian. In a statement Monday, Airlines for America said implementing the rule will only confuse customers and complicate shopping for flights.it could save consumers more than $500 million a year. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, airlines collected nearly $5.5 billion in
“We will vigorously defend our rule protecting people from hidden junk fees and ensuring travelers can see the full price of a flight before they purchase a ticket,” the Transportation Department said in a statement responding to the lawsuit. “Many air travelers will be disappointed to learn that the airline lobby is suing to stop these common-sense protections.”
Under the rule, airlines or travel booking sites will be required to show fees for checking a first or second bag, carrying on a bag, changing a reservation or canceling a reservation the first time the fare is provided. Several airlines have recently, said he was disappointed but not surprised to see the lawsuit. He said the benefit of the rule to passengers is that it makes it easier for travelers to do an “apples-to-apples comparison” of flight costs.
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