File Air Travel Complaints HERE

January 19, 2009 · Filed Under Air Travel, Safe Travel, United States · Comment 

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 (DOT). 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-Friday, 7:30-5:00 eastern standard time.

If You’re Bumped from a Flight, They’re Gonna PAY!

July 7, 2008 · Filed Under Air Travel · Comment 

Here is something you need to travel with — the knowledge that (as of May 2008) if you are involuntarily bumped from an oversold flight, the airline now has to pay you twice as much as before. 

Under the new rule, fliers who are involuntarily bumped can receive up to $400 if they are rescheduled to reach their destination within two hours of their original arrival time or four hours for international flights, and up to $800 if they are not rerouted within that timeframe.
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