Airlines have a legal obligation to ensure that their flight schedules provide travelers with realistic departure and arrival times," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.
The DOT filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines, citing a pattern of chronic delays, as the government pushes for stricter accountability.
On January 6, Frontier Airlines provided an update that its Q4 2024 results should be better than it expected, providing further confidence that the carrier can return to double-digit adjusted pre-tax margins in the summer of 2025.
While the initial fine was $325,000, the DOT warned that if Frontier Airlines continues to chronically delay flights, the penalty will double.
In a video shared widely online, Nurmagomedov can be seen talking to a staff member, before calmly leaving the plane.
Dana White is reacting to the Frontier Airlines-Khabib Nurmagomedov controversy. Earlier this week, a video showing Nurmagomedov being escorted off a
The US Department of Transportation sued Southwest Airlines and fined Frontier Airlines for flight delays, seeking civil penalties against Southwest and imposing a $650,000 fine on Frontier, part of a broader crackdown on airline delay issues.
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The lawsuit alleges Southwest illegally operated chronically delayed flights and disrupted passengers' travel plans.
The Transportation Department is stepping up enforcement of persistent flight delays with a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines The Transportation Department is ...
Three U.S. senators said they want Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines to disclose whether they are manipulating seat fees by using customers' personal information to charge different fees to passengers on the same flight.
The Department of Transportation defines a flight to be chronically delayed if it is “flown at least 10 times a month and arrives more than 30 minutes late more than 50 percent of the time. Cancellations are included as delays within this calculation.”