Major U.S. Airlines Are Suing the Government Over ‘Capricious’ Fee Transparency Law

A new rule regarding air travel fee transparency enacted by the U.S. Transportation Department earlier this month has sparked outrage among major U.S. airlines — and now the companies are suing the government to block the new order.

The lawsuit was filed on Monday in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on behalf of the trade group Airlines for America and certain carriers including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.

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The airlines are calling the new rule “an abuse of discretion” and claim that the agency is overstepping its

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