The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a rule requiring airlines and online third-party booking sites to disclose certain fees beyond the base fare up front.
The new proposed rule, which would significantly strengthen protections for consumers by ensuring that they have access to certain fee information before they purchase their airline tickets, was announced by President Joe Biden at a meeting of the White House Competition Council.
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