Supreme Court rejects airline challenge to fee display and cancellation rules
Skift Take
The Supreme Court correctly came down on the side of transparency in airfare advertising. Upholding more lenient cancellation rules could have a large impact.
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an airline-industry challenge to federal requirements that carriers display the total cost of a ticket more prominently than the pretax price on web pages and in advertisements.
The justices today left intact Transportation Department rules that were put in place last year to reduce consumer confusion about ticket charges. Airlines said the rules violate speech rights by prevent companies from emphasizing the impact of fees and taxes.
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