Buttigieg ‘Speechless’ After Major Airlines Sue Transportation Department

Transportation Department announced the new rules for airlines in April as part of ongoing efforts to protect consumers from hidden fees.

Secretary of the Department of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Washington, on May 2, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he has been left “speechless” after multiple major airlines filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation over new rules requiring airlines to be upfront and transparent with customers about travel fees.

On social media platform X on Tuesday, Mr. Buttigieg wrote: “We just issued a rule requiring airlines to inform you, before you buy a ticket, of fees they will charge you. Now, the airline lobby is suing us, saying that if you have the right to that information it will ‘confuse’ you. For once, I am speechless.”