https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/tags/tag/dot/ Dot News en Breaking Travel News Copyright 2026 2026-07-02T11:30:06+00:00 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/delta-us-airlines-welcome-dot-slot-ruling/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/delta-us-airlines-welcome-dot-slot-ruling/ Delta Air Lines and US Airways welcome the decision by the Department of Transportation to approve the proposed slot transaction at New York-LaGuardia and Washington-Reagan National airports, subject to certain conditions. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:48:14 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dot-fines-virgin-atlantic/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dot-fines-virgin-atlantic/ The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined Virgin Atlantic Airways $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:46:55 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/passenger-airline-employment-climbs-in-july/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/passenger-airline-employment-climbs-in-july/ U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 2.4 percent more workers in July 2011 than they did in July 2010, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:23:04 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dot-fines-amadeus-for-code-share-violations/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dot-fines-amadeus-for-code-share-violations/ The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined Amadeus, a global distribution system (GDS), $95,000 for providing software to travel agencies that resulted in their websites failing to disclose to consumers when flights were being operated under a code-sharing arrangement. Amadeus is the first GDS to be fined by DOT. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:44:25 +0000 https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dot-expands-airline-passenger-protection/ https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/dot-expands-airline-passenger-protection/ New consumer protections for airline passengers established by the U.S. Department of Transportation go into effect today, and will make flying more convenient and hassle-free for air travelers accross the US. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:31:58 +0000