The airlines don’t give up easily, nor do they give much away.
So when U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray Lahood,) announced that starting in August , airlines will be required to protect their passengers’ interests much more than they have, there were smiles on the faces of consumer advocates.
Yahoo News, quoting the The Associated Press, said DOT is asking for protections that we think are overdue and very obvious:
• Airlines will be required to refund ba
