Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Department of Transportation’s Airline Hidden ‘Junk Fees’ Rule

A Delta Air Lines aircraft prepares to land at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) new rule aimed at forcing airlines to reveal “junk fees” when advertising prices for flights has been temporarily blocked by an appeals court.

In a July 29 ruling, the three-judge panel from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found the rule “likely exceeds DOT’s authority” and will “irreparably harm airlines.”