The Southwest DOT Settlement: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The Good: First is the $35 million fine that goes to the U.S. Treasury. This represents the largest enforcement action taken against an airline. Southwest had to disclose to its investors that its poor behavior last year would have consequences on their earnings. Second, […]
Canceled or Delayed Flights Would Cost Airlines Excerpts from KTVU.com The airline industry which was propped up during the pandemic by $50 billion dollars from taxpayers, is now facing a sort of payback if they have a post-pandemic service breakdown. Travelers would get paid for flights that are canceled or seriously delayed under a proposal […]
No Country has such Dysfunctional Aviation Policies Excerpts from eTurboNews Years of federal underfunding caused the current air travel woes in the United States, as reported on eTurboNews earlier this week. Paul Hudson, President, FlyersRights and a Member of the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee said wait a minute. The press release by the US […]
Boeing 737 MAX Documents FOIA Oral Argument on Thursday, April 20 Public Access to Safety and Health Data at All Federal Agencies at Stake See Flyers Rights Education Fund v. FAA (21-5257) Oral Arguments In Person Where: United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Prettyman Courthouse, Courtroom 31, 333 Constitution Ave. NW; (Use […]
US Court Won't Require FAA to Make Seat Size Rule Excerpts from Reuters Airline passengers who have long felt squished in cramped seats suffered a setback on Friday as a U.S. appeals court refused to order the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to adopt minimum requirements for seat size and spacing. The D.C. Circuit Court of […]
“All this Occurred While Other Airlines had Empty Seats” Excerpts from Lynnwood Times “All this occurred while other airlines had empty seats,” Hudson said. Senator Cantwell highlighted this in her opening remarks as chair of the committee. “While bad weather can happen and is expected — and many airlines recovered quickly — Southwest stood out […]
Watch: FlyersRights' Paul Hudson at the Senate Hearing On February 9, 2023, FlyersRights' President Paul Hudson was asked to represent airline passengers at an important Congressional hearing on strengthening airline operations and consumer protections in the wake of the Southwest Christmas meltdown that stranded over 2 million passengers. READ THE FULL TESTIMONY WATCH EXCERPTS OF […]
What Should Airlines to do After Southwest’s Meltdown Excerpts from The Dallas Morning News Paul Hudson, president of advocacy group Flyers Rights, said during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee on Thursday that there are simple steps Southwest Airlines, other airlines and the industry’s regulators can take to improve the […]
Highlights from Senate Hearing Over Southwest's Holiday Meltdown Excerpts from USA Today Southwest Airlines chief operating officer Andrew Watterson and other officials testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Thursday, a little over a month after a meltdown that disrupted holiday air travel nationwide. In the wake of extreme winter weather, Southwest canceled nearly 17,000 flights in […]
Commerce Committee Announces Executive Session - February 9, 2023 BREAKING NEWS: Paul Hudson, president of FlyersRights to testify before Senate Commerce Committee Hearing February 9th at 10:00 am ET on Southwest Airlines December meltdown cancelling 16,000 flights stranding millions of passengers. Commerce Committee Announces Executive Session and Hearing on Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections, […]
