DOT Fines Southwest Airlines for Advertising Tickets It Didn’t Have


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If the DOT wants to make an example of Southwest, a company that makes about $2.7 million per day, it's going to have to levy fines quite a bit heftier than this.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) hit Southwest Airlines with a $200,000 fine Tuesday for violating the rules that govern airline advertising. In January of 2013, Southwest advertised a one-way flight to Da