Has the government stopped protecting airline passengers?
The Department of Transportation appears to have paused its aviation enforcement orders. Is that a mistake?
It's been 123 days since the government issued a fine against an airline. You probably haven't noticed — but I'll bet the airlines have.
The last ticket written by the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Aviation Consumer Protection was a blockbuster $35 million fine against Southwest Airlines for its holiday flight disruptions last year. That happened on December 11.
Since then, crickets.
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