Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection
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This report examines aviation consumer protections following the 1978 elimination of most governmental control regarding airline business practices. It explains the roles of Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in protecting airline consumers, and discusses some major passenger rights issues and related laws and regulations.
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This report examines aviation consumer protections following the 1978 elimination of most governmental control regarding airline business practices. It explains the roles of Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in protecting airline consumers, and discusses some major passenger rights issues and related laws and regulations.
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Tang, Rachel Y.Airline Passenger Rights: The Federal Role in Aviation Consumer Protection,
report,
July 21, 2015;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc743368/:
accessed April 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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