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AirFAIR Act
Sponsored By: Representative Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
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Summary
Prevent excessive airline ticket price increases during disasters or emergencies. This bill would bar ticket agents, air carriers, foreign air carriers, and others who sell airline tickets from charging excessive fare hikes when a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory declares a disaster or emergency. It directs the Secretary of Transportation to write standards to decide what counts as excessive and sets a minimum rule that any increase of 30% or more is treated as excessive.
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- Families and travelers: Would face fewer sudden, large fare spikes during local disasters or emergencies, lowering the chance of extreme price jumps for urgent travel.
- Airlines and ticket sellers: Would be subject to a new prohibition and to standards the Secretary of Transportation must issue. The rule explicitly covers U.S. carriers, foreign carriers, ticket agents, and others selling air transportation.
- Federal oversight and Congress: Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study whether unfair ticketing practices occurred in disaster-related sales and to report findings to Congress within one year.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Limits steep plane ticket hikes
This bill would ban excessive increases in plane ticket prices during disasters or emergencies. It would apply when a disaster is declared by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory. The Transportation Secretary would have to make rules for when a price jump is "excessive." The bill sets a minimum rule that a 30% or larger ticket price increase would be treated as excessive. The FAA would study past disaster-related ticket pricing and report to Congress within one year after enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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