Airlines sue travel clubs for appropriating logos
It starts with a postcard saying that you’ve won an airline ticket. To collect your prize, you have to attend a brief presentation.
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Should I shame, sue – or take it straight to the top?
Ever want to see how customers screw up? Then spend a few hours looking over the shoulder of a consumer advocate.
Blocking this airline mega-merger is good for travelers
The Justice Department’s surprise lawsuit to block the proposed $11 billion consolidation of American Airlines and US Airways appears to doom the latest airline mega-merger, at least in its current form. But for airline passengers, the prospect of two stand-alone airlines is mostly good news.
Should a European law protect American air travelers?
Paul Kivett’s plane broke down twice before it could take off from Chicago this summer. He arrived in Paris almost five hours late.
TSA backtracks on private screeners amid lawsuits
It’s not hard to image how much louder the public outcry would have been during the pat-down controversy last year if the Transportation Security Administration had also shut down it Screening Partnership Program, which allowed airports to privatize their security.
Troubled TSA heads into holidays with egg on its face
Just when it seemed things couldn’t get any worse for the beleaguered Transportation Security Administration, they have.
Lawsuits against TSA are piling up quickly
The Transportation Security Administration’s little body-scanning/pat-down problem isn’t just keeping us media types busy. Lawyers are having a field day with it, too.