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Articles tagged “regulations”

Airlines

Indian aviation regulator to pamper Kingfisher by delinking safety from financial stress

DGCA has proposed a guideline rewording to reflect the agency's focus on safety over financial health, but their intentions are being questioned as it comes only days before review of Kingfisher's safety report.

Skift | 12 years ago

Travel Booking

Orbitz fined $50K for not displaying baggage fees properly

Charge fees all you want, make it quick, easy and transparent for passengers to understand all the costs.

Gregory Karp, Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue fined $90K for 2.5 hour gate delay infraction

JetBlue's 2007 string of delays have gone into business history books as one of the biggest corporate PR disasters. Clearly, the lesson here is more nuanced: over communication, way better than under comunication.

John Hughes, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Airlines

Airline ticket sellers make marketing lemonade out of DOT’s lemons

Is it too much to ask to see the total price of an airfare, hotel room or car rental up-front? The DOT rule is a positive step forward; this stuff can't be left to the free market.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Thailand’s interior ministry gives unlicensed hotels a reason to go legit

Thai industry officials think that lighter regulations will cause fewer hoteliers to cheat and keep their properties off the tax rolls. They've also got their fingers crossed that this move will help bring up nightly rates.

Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Bangkok Post | 12 years ago