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and groups like my organization, the American Economic Liberties Project, Buttigieg assured passengers in September that the airlines would address their scheduling problems.unfair and deceptive acts
rule to investigate why tens of thousands of flights were scheduled and then paid for by consumers, only to be canceled. Worse, there have been no reported penalties for the cancellations. This lack of enforcement may have contributed to Southwest’s Christmas meltdown, because it’s unlikely Southwest and other airlines would have stranded so many passengers if they feared real consequences.
Of course, much of the lack of oversight is long-standing. The problem of separating parents and children on flights is a case in point. Back in 2016, to direct U.S. airlines not to charge fees for kids under 13 to sit with their families. Three administrations and 6½ years later, we’re still waiting.dozens of complaints to the Transportation Department
about kids with issues such as autism and some as young as 4, 3, 2 and even 1 being seated separately. Finally in July, Buttigieg acted — only to kick the can. Rather than announce he was following the 2016 directive, he said he would beto do the right thing. If they didn’t, he warned, the Transportation Department “will be prepared for potential actions.”
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