A U.S. appeals court blocked on Jan. 28 the Biden administration’s 2024 rule requiring airlines to disclose all service fees upfront because the Department of Transportation (DOT) did not comply with procedural rules.
While the court ruled the agency had the authority to write fee disclosure rules addressing “unfair or deceptive practices being conducted by airlines,” the DOT should not have allowed airlines a chance to comment on the study used to create the rule.
The rule was sent back to the DOT, which now has a chance to address the procedural error, although it is unclear what the agency will decide under the Trump administration….