Current Events > Trump admin scraps proposal requiring airlines to disclose baggage fees

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http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/363956-trump-admin-scraps-obama-era-proposal-requiring-airlines-to-disclose

The Trump administration has scrapped an Obama-era proposal requiring airlines and ticket agencies to disclose baggage fees as soon as passengers start the process of buying a ticket.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) posted a notice on the Federal Register this week that it is withdrawing the proposed rule, along with another plan to force air carriers to disclose how much revenue they make from charging other ancillary fees.

The administration, which has made easing regulatory burdens for businesses a top priority, said the rules would have limited public benefit.

Airlines are already required to disclose information about optional service fees on their websites. But consumer groups say its still difficult for passengers to compare airfare ticket prices, fees and associated rules, and have pushed for more transparency at the start of the process.

And while airlines are required to disclose to federal regulators how much money they make from baggage fees, they are not required to report how much they charge for optional services, such as carry-on bags, seat selection and priority boarding, which have grown in recent years.

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Definitely a man of the people. This totally helps us.
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Dumb
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Good.
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Corporations gonna fuck us over at every step the man of the people billionaire donald trump
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So would customers not just patronize the airlines that choose to maintain the transparency, which would make competition adjust?

is trump just going down a list of things Obama did and getting rid of them
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Vaati_Reborn posted...

is trump just going down a list of things Obama did and getting rid of them

Pretty much
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Don't like airline fees? Just buy your own jet!
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Vaati_Reborn posted...

is trump just going down a list of things Obama did and getting rid of them

I truly believe he ran out of spite. His little ego couldnt take obama making fun of him...then our dumbasses made him president and his only goal is that of republicans for the last 9 years. Fuck Obama...
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Vaati_Reborn posted...

is trump just going down a list of things Obama did and getting rid of them

They are not hiding they are actively trying to erase the black mans achievements so racist
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That actually sounds like a stupid regulation.

Some things don't need the bureaucracy of government to work. Airlines should be forthcoming with all fees as a matter of good business, because if they fuck with their customers no one will fly with them anymore.
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Ah yes the good ole lets not make it a law they will tell us out of ther own good will what fucking world do you live in these corporations fuck us over every chance they can
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Frostshock posted...

That actually sounds like a stupid regulation.

Some things don't need the bureaucracy of government to work. Airlines should be forthcoming with all fees as a matter of good business, because if they fuck with their customers no one will fly with them anymore.

Imagine being this naive. Let me guess, you also think the free market will get rid of shitty ISPs right?
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Frostshock posted...

Some things don't need the bureaucracy of government to work. Airlines should be forthcoming with all fees as a matter of good business, because if they fuck with their customers no one will fly with them anymore.

Have you been to the airport in the last 15 years?
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Frostshock posted...

That actually sounds like a stupid regulation.

Some things don't need the bureaucracy of government to work. Airlines should be forthcoming with all fees as a matter of good business, because if they fuck with their customers no one will fly with them anymore.

lol
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Airlines are already required to disclose information about optional service fees on their websites. But consumer groups say its still difficult for passengers to compare airfare ticket prices, fees and associated rules, and have pushed for more transparency at the start of the process

I don't see the problem here. Just because a few idiots don't know how to internet doesn't mean we should push more regulation.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Good.

can you elaborate on why you think this is good?
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Frostshock posted...

Airlines should be forthcoming with all fees as a matter of good business, because if they fuck with their customers no one will fly with them anymore.

Yes, as we all know, corporations and businesses always look out for the little man and never try to fuck over the consumer.
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Take that, liberals.
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K181 posted...

Take that, liberals.

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