Travelzoo faces $50,000 DOT fine for failing to display codeshare flights on travel ads


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The ruling shows the liberties the DOT takes in defining a “ticket agent” and makes all companies involved in flight bookings responsible for the proper display of operator details.

Online travel company Travelzoo Inc. was fined $50,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for failing to properly display which flights operated under a code-sharing agreement. Code-sharing arrangements allow airlines to s