When we last checked on Sen. Robert Menendez Clear Airfare Amendment, it was roadkill. The Air Transport Association had apparently gutted the legislation in plain view, leaving consumer groups to watch in stunned silence.
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
I was thrilled when I heard that a coalition of travel professionals was meeting in Washington for a what they called a “stakeholder hearing” on passenger rights. Finally, after years of virtually no representation in the nation’s capital, passengers were organizing.
Look up the word “delusional” in the dictionary and you’ll see a plane and the address of the Air Transport Association in Washington.

Elliott is consumer advocate
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