'The passenger protections that we have put in place deservedly enjoy broad public, bipartisan support,' Buttigieg said Thursday.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg offered a sharp response Thursday to airline heads who voiced their expectations that President-elect Donald Trump's new administration will change the regulatory environment of the flying industry.Buttigieg's comments came after the CEOs of Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines said they hoped Trump's new administration, which will take effect in January, will be more pro-business than President Joe Biden's administration.
I just don't run into a lot of people who are against the idea that you ought to get an automatic refund without any hassle, for example.'Buttigieg argued that strong passenger protections are also good for the airlines.'Some of these companies have been showing very healthy profits even at this new and higher level of consumer protection, demonstrating to me that these things can travel together,' he said in an apparent reference to Delta.Delta has been the most profitable U.S.
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