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Articles tagged “congress”

Airlines

House Committee Issues BuzzFeed Top 10 List to Oppose In-Flight Phone Calls

Kudos to the house panel for the humor and savvy in leveraging BuzzFeed, but the chairman's opposition to in-flight voice calls is based on pandering and misinformation about a service that has worked without incident on international airlines for years.

House Committee Issues BuzzFeed Top 10 List to Oppose In-Flight Phone Calls

Airlines

Sen. Lautenberg played bare-knuckled politics for transportation issues

Airlines weren't happy with Lautenberg for his advocacy of tarmac-delay rules, but Amtrak, other mass transit groups, and the organized labor that makes tourism and transportation move loved him.

Sen. Lautenberg played bare-knuckled politics for transportation issues

Cruises

Sen. Schumer reacts to the cruise lines’ self-imposed cruisers’ bill of rights

The cruise industry issued its own passenger bill of rights to head off more rigorous measures. Let's see if Congress has the stomach to read the fine print, and to amend the provisions to make them enforceable.

Sen. Schumer reacts to the cruise lines’ self-imposed cruisers’ bill of rights

Cruises

Sen. Rockefeller puts more pressure on the cruise industry’s safety practices

Rockefeller is amping up the pressure on the cruise lines. Will he follow through far enough to make real changes?

Cruises

Sen. Rockefeller responds cautiously to Carnival’s rescue refund offer

Carnival caved to intense pressure from Washington and its decision to reimburse the government for the Carnival Triumph and Carnival Splendor rescues could serve as a precedent. Carnival and other cruise lines could be getting bills in the mail from the U.S. Treasury for future incidents.

Sen. Rockefeller responds cautiously to Carnival’s rescue refund offer

Cruises

Cruise passenger bill of rights: Is it dead in the water?

It would be a much more difficult task to bolster passenger rights on board cruise ships than on planes, but the need is no less necessary.

Cruise passenger bill of rights: Is it dead in the water?