The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently blocked the airline junk fee rule that the DOT says would have saved consumers $500 million annually.

A federal court blocked a Biden administration rule requiring airlines to disclose all ancillary fees due to a procedural violation. Airlines for America and other carriers filed lawsuits against ...

Major airline trade organizations have started lobbying Trump's new leadership at the Transportation Department to get rid of ...

Researchers calculated both the odds of falling rocket debris disrupting air travel, but also colliding with an aircraft ...

A group of major airlines sued the Biden administration last year over the rule that required them to disclose extra costs, also called junk fees, on customers’ purchases. They argued that the ...

Regulations issued by USDOT in April required airlines and ticket agents to disclose service fees alongside the airfare, in a move to help consumers avoid unneeded or unexpected fees ...

Junk fees are hidden or undefined charges attached to goods and services not revealed until it's time to pay. They can show up as an overdraft fee on a bank account, a service fee when you buy ...

As of Jan. 1, the Minnesota Legislature banned “junk fees” at restaurants. Good riddance. While the Twin Cities is home to an amazing restaurant scene, few things soured a great meal faster ...

Witte also questioned the pushback from the airlines, given that the rule didn't talk about an all-out ban on junk fees, either. "It didn't even prohibit airlines from charging them. I think that ...

A rule that would have required the country's biggest airlines to disclose any service fees – such as extra baggage charges or reservation change fees – was blocked by a federal appellate ...