Operation AXE THE MAX FlyersRights, as the designated representative of the flying public to the FAA on safety, has been working hard to ensure the Boeing 737 MAX is not ungrounded unless it is safe. Toward that end we questioned Boeing on why it did NOT ground after the first crash in 2018, then publicly called for grounding shortly… Read More
PETITION FOR EMERGENCY RULEMAKING – FACEMASKS We petition the Department of Transportation to publish an Emergency Rule – Air carriers and airport operators must require all persons to wear protective face masks or coverings:… Read More
Federal Court Allows Deceptive and Inadequate Airline Notices to Stand FEDERAL APPEAL COURT DENIES FLYERS RIGHTS PETITION TO REQUIRE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MANDATE NOTICES TO PASSENGERS FOR DELAY COMPENSATION RIGHTS -Green lights continued airline deceptions and no notice policies For more information, contact, Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org, 800-662-1859, paul@flyersrights.org Washington, DC – May 20, 2020 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of… Read More
FlyersRights Files Brief To Protect Passengers’ Delay Compensation Rights FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLYERSRIGHTS CHALLENGES DOT’S DECISION TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO DECEPTIVE, INADEQUATE AIRLINE NOTICES – FlyersRights.org Alleges Airlines Are Not Informing Passengers of their Flight Delay Compensation Rights as Required by the Montreal Convention For more information, contact, Paul Hudson, President of FlyersRights.org, 800-662-1859, paul@flyersrights.org Washington, DC – October 7, 2019… Read More
PRESS RELEASE – FlyersRights.org Amicus Brief Prevails in Spirit Airlines ‘Gotcha’ Fees Lawsuit FlyersRights.org Amicus Brief Prevails in Spirit Airlines “Gotcha” Fees Lawsuit For more information, contact Paul Hudson, President, FlyersRights.org at 800-662-1859 or paul@flyersrights.org. Paul Hudson has been a member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) since 1993 September 13, 2019 – Washington, DC – FlyersRights.org’s amicus brief by Andrew Appelbaum prevailed in a federal appeals court in New York that said low-cost… Read More
Vigil Held in DC for Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Crash – Six Month Anniversary The Human Cost:… Read More
FlyersRights.org Opening Brief for Delay Compensation Notice Litigation FlyersRights.org on July 12, 2019 filed its opening brief against the Department of Transportation (DOT) in federal litigation over its failure to ensure that airlines accurately inform passengers of their rights to delay compensation in international travel. Due to DOT’s inaction, few passengers know that the Montreal Convention of 1999 (ratified by the US in… Read More
Opening Brief for Reasonable Change Fees Litigation FlyersRights.org’s Opening Brief in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging DOT’s refusal to prohibit unreasonable change fees. When Congress deregulated domestic air travel prices and routes, it explicitly preserved DOT’s authority and duty to ensure that prices and fees on international travel remain reasonable. According to DOT’s own admission, it has… Read More
FlyersRights.org Appeals DOT & Airline Concealment of Passenger Delay Compensation Rights PRESS RELEASE For more information, contact Paul Hudson, President, FlyersRights.org at 800-662-1859 or paul@flyersrights.org. Paul Hudson has been a member of FAA’s Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) since 1993. FlyersRights.org Appeals DOT & Airline Concealment of Passenger Delay Compensation Rights March 28, 2019-Washington, DC- FlyersRights.org, the largest airline passenger organization, has filed a… Read More
We Get You There, Maybe It’s getting late. Your flight is indefinitely delayed or outright canceled. A quick scan of your phone or the airport monitors shows another airline still has a flight out tonight. Confidently, you approach the airline agent … Sound familiar? Let’s take a step back and examine the responsibility of airlines when it comes to delays… Read More