U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke on a lawsuit filed by six airlines about a law that requires the carriers to have more transparency on hidden fees.
Airlines are fighting back against major transparency orders from the federal government.Six of them have teamed up to file a lawsuit against the requirements.We spoke with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the issue."I was disappointed to see the airline industry lobby suing us over this rule," Buttigieg said. "They basically said, ‘if we make sure the passengers have that information it will be confusing.
It's not like they are hiding their fees necessarily, but it definitely is a process to go through before you see that real total of how much you're expected to pay," she says.Traveler Bill Burns just landed in Phoenix from Boston. He thinks the government needs to "step back.""I agree with the airlines," he said. "I think the government needs to step back and that will actually help with making the airlines cheaper.
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