Attorneys general push for tougher airline ticket refund rules

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A bipartisan group of 34 state attorneys general has co-signed a letter to the Department of Transportation sounding off on a proposed administrative rule on “Airline Ticket Refunds and Consumer Protections.” A supermajority of the states’ top lawyers thought it didn’t go nearly far enough.

The AGs said in their mid-December missive acknowledged they “appreciate the Department’s work to address the problem of flight cancellations and significant delays.” The federal “proposal contains some positive measures,” they added.
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