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

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
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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.”