In January the Department of Transportation published a 'supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking' on their existing rulemaking docket from 2014 regarding transparency of ancillary fees. DOT proposed to that fees for first and second checked bag and ...

Government Withdraws Plan to Regulate What You See When You Search for Airfare and more...  In This Issue...  Government Withdraws Plan to Regulate What You See When You Search for Airfare  Woman Kicked Off Flight for Breastfeeding Her Crying 2 Year Old  American Will Have Seat Power On The Old US Airways Planes — Eight Years Into The Merger  US Airlines Again Will Earn Half the World’s Profits  Watch My Credit Score Bounce Around Like a Yo-yo  Advice From American Airlines for Dealing With a Smelly Seatmate and Elderly Men Fight on a Beach  British Airways Shows How Cuts to Quality Destroy an Airline Brand  More Recent Articles Government Withdraws Plan to Regulate What You See When You Search for Airfare In January the Department of Transportation published a 'supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking' on their existing rulemaking docket from 2014 regarding transparency of ancillary fees. DOT proposed to that fees for first and second checked bag and carry on bag be disclosed "wherever fare and schedule information is provided to consumers" and this would have to be provided "at the first point in a search process where a fare is listed in connection with a specific flight itinerary, adjacent to the fare." Continue reading Government Withdraws Plan to Regulate What You See When You Search for Airfare...          • Email to a friend •   Woman Kicked Off Flight for Breastfeeding Her Crying 2 Year Old A woman traveling with her elderly parents and her two year old was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight. Spirit says it's for failing to follow crewmember instructions. But the crux of the matter is what were those crewmember instructions. Since it was Spirit Airlines, the flight was delayed. She "unbuckled her child and began breastfeeding since the plane was still boarding" and her son was hungry. Continue reading Woman Kicked Off Flight for Breastfeeding Her Crying 2 Year Old...          • Email to a friend •   American Will Have Seat Power On The Old US Airways Planes — Eight Years Into The Merger American Airlines has offered inflight power to passengers for years, but US Airways didn't. In fact, after America West acquired US Airways they removed power from the US Airways planes that already had it. The idea was to reduce weight and save fuel. It's been four years since the American Airlines – US Airways merger. And in four more years they'll finish putting power into the old US Airways 'basket of deplorables' fleet. Continue reading American Will Have Seat Power On The Old US Airways Planes — Eight Years Into The Merger...          • Email to a friend •   US Airlines Again Will Earn Half the World’s Profits After earning more than half the world's airline industry profits for three consecutive years, US airlines will only earn nearly half the world's profits for 2017. Remember that the next time you hear about an airline asking government for special favors, protection for jobs, or subsidies to start international service from a local airport. The desperation in their voice is fake. Continue reading US Airlines Again Will Earn Half the World’s Profits...          • Email to a friend •   Watch My Credit Score Bounce Around Like a Yo-yo FICO scores (versus VantageScore) are used in 90% of credit decisions. FICO is used in mortgages, which is precisely what I care about my credit score for. I'm not marginal for an auto loan. Most of the time I don't worry about my credit score. Pay bills on time and for the most part most people will be fine. But credit scores do matter for the big stuff, and when the score is marginal it can make the difference between approval and denial for rewards credit cards. Continue reading Watch My Credit Score Bounce Around Like a Yo-yo...          • Email to a friend •   Advice From American Airlines for Dealing With a Smelly Seatmate and Elderly Men Fight on a Beach A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Advice From American Airlines for Dealing With a Smelly Seatmate and Elderly Men Fight on a Beach...          • Email to a friend •   British Airways Shows How Cuts to Quality Destroy an Airline Brand British Airways no longer has a positive net promoter score among its own customers. They obliterated their reputation very quickly. And data shows that customers have become more likely to leave British Airways for a low cost carrier. So rather than making BA more competitive, they've given up their competitive edge. There are lessons here for US airlines as well. 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