Congress is taking aim at tackling the recent delays and cancellations at airports, especially in the Tri-State Area.
The two chambers will have to reconcile differences or else approve a short-term extension of existing FAA programs by then.
A provision raising the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots from 65 to 67 survived despite opposition from pilot groups. Opponents said the airport is already too congested and that adding more flights would lead to more delays. United Airlines, with a major operation at farther-out Dulles Airport, lobbied against the increase in flights at National.
Many provisions in the House version of the legislation will affect airline consumers, including one that would roll back a Transportation Department regulation from 2011 requiring airlines to show the total price of a ticket upfront in advertising. Airlines could instead provide a link to the all-in price of a ticket.
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