Delta Air Lines Waives Excess Bag Fees for Military Personnel
On August 15, Delta Air Lines announced that effective immediately it will waive all excess baggage fees for active military personnel traveling on orders. The fee waivers apply to baggage quantity, weight, and size, allowing active servicemen and women to travel with optimum flexibility.
Delta’s support of the troops also includes offering complimentary military lounges across the system during peak travel times; supporting the active military leaves of more than 450 Delta employees; and operating dozens of Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) missions over the years to support troop movements during times of war.
To read more about this, go to their website’s newsroom at: http://news.delta.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=11137
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Aviation Consumer Protection Division of DOT: Here is Where to File Air Travel Complaints
If you are having a problem with a refund, lost or damaged luggage, have been treated disrespectfully based on your disability, race, or religion (or any other reason), or have any type of air travel complaint, “who ya gonna call?!”
Well; first you call the airline. Give them at least one chance to make things right, and document all contact with the airline (who you talked to and when, and what was said). Make sure you are talking to a supervisor or someone with the authority to help you.
But if you feel you’ve been treated unfairly for any reason and the airline doesn’t respond favorably, then it’s time to contact the Aviation Consumer Protection Division of the Department of Transportation. You can also contact them about airline safety concerns or aviation security concerns. Consumer complaint forms are available online.
For more information . . .
Website — http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/problems.htm
Write — Aviation Consumer Protection Division, C-75; U.S. Department of Transportation; 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE; Washington, DC 20590.
Call — You can call 24 hours a day at 202-366-2220 (TTY 202-366-0511) to record your complaint. Calls are returned Monday-Firday, 7:30-5:00 EST.
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