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The Transparent Airfares Act Goes Back to Square One

Dan Peltier

Skift Take

Never say never, but the Transparent Airfares Act looks like it's been grounded with little hope of ever being cleared for take-off.

There's good news for opponents of the Transparent Airfares Act, the bill that would allow airlines to initially hide the true cost of airfares from consumers: It no longer exists in the new Congress that began its session last month. Any bill that has not completed the entire legislative process by the end of a Congressional session automatically dies, and sponsors must reintroduce the bill in a new Congress if they still want to pass it. The Transparent Airfares Act would make it legal for airlines to initially advertise base fares without government fees or taxes and only show consumers the real ticket price when they're about to check out. The bill already had a bleak future when the Senate didn't take

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