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BTC Offers Airlines Advice on Saving Money and Customers

2011-04-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Airline sales

The Business Travel Coalition has offered some helpful advice to airlines that find themselves struggling to pay fuel bills and also please their customers.  According to Kevin Mitchell, BTC Chairman, airlines are facing a potential backlash from angry customers who are fed up with increases in airfares and hidden ancillary fees. Airlines around the U.S. […]

Tags: Airfare, Airline Tariff Publishing Company, airlines, ancillary fees, BTC, Business Travel Coalition, fees dissemination, Kevin Mitchell, travel agencies

DOT: Airlines Must Disclose Ancillary Fees

2011-04-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

US Department of Transportation

The Business Travel Coalition has expressed its enthusiasm over the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) decision to apply consumer airline protection.  The rule  would require airlines to declare any ancillary fees along with the standard information provided at all points of sale.  Some of the common added fees include checked baggage and ticketing fees.  Regarding […]

Tags: airlines, ancillary fees, BTC, decision, DOT, global distribution systems

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