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These days companies might be keeping a close eye on costs and CEO pay, but execs are increasingly bingeing on corporate travel. Even as the commercial airlines have upgraded first- and business-class cabins and new premium-class-only carriers have emerged to attract business fliers, many executives consider private...
"What we want is a reasonable, predictable event and a consistent time frame when it comes to flying," says Kate Hanni, the founder of The Coalition for an Airline Passenger's Bill of Rights, a grassroots organization that formed after the American Airlines delays and now has 15,000 members...
But it is unlikely that the Bill of Rights will become law - at least as it was originally intended. The Senate version of the bill, which is being reviewed now by the aviation subcommittee, has a new clause that essentially acts as a loophole for the airlines. If the airlines...
And that's a good thing, say airline industry and experts who argue that Congress' interference would only harm consumers. "We believe a Bill of Rights would create inflexible standards that more often than not create greater inconvenience than they do today," Castelveter says. He explains that if planes were...
Fares would also likely rise if airlines are forced to compensate passengers for a breach of contract or make up for more canceled flights. "There is no free lunch," says Jon Ash, an aviation consultant and former vice-president of TWA. Getting the airlines to actually pay up could also...