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Aviation Consumer Right To Know Act of 1998

Introduced: October 8, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Oct 9, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1975)
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 8, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aviation Consumer Right To Know Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to begin implementation of the requirements contained in the notice of proposed rulemaking of the Department of Transportation, dated August 10, 1994, regarding the disclosure of code-sharing arrangements and long-term wet leases. Requires the Secretary to modify such requirements to ensure that written notice of a code-sharing arrangement or long-term wet lease is provided on ticket stock and any accompanying itinerary.

Directs the Secretary to conduct a rulemaking proceeding to require: (1) a ticket agent for air transportation to disclose verbally to a prospective air ticket buyer the commissions paid to the ticket agent by all air carriers serving the markets of interest to the prospective consumer; (2) each air carrier to keep records and publish statistics concerning the possibility of redeeming frequent flyer benefits offered by the air carrier for air transportation between any of its city-pair markets; and (3) each air carrier to publish on the Internet, and update every 24 hours, the available fares for air transportation it offers on each flight scheduled for departure.

What's happening now October 9, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1975)

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