Buttigieg: US May Act Against Airlines Over Disruptions

The Associated Press reports:

The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York.

“That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines are delivering,” Buttigieg told The Associated Press.

Buttigieg said he is pushing the airlines to stress-test their summer schedules to ensure they can operate all their planned flights with the employees they have, and to add customer-service workers.

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Enforcement action could include fining airlines under consumer protection laws. 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he’s pushing airlines to hire more customer-service agents and take other steps to avoid travel woes this summer. Buttigieg wants the airlines to stress-test their schedules amid a spate of flight cancellations. https://t.co/F7Nqu30DRn

— The Associated Press (@AP) June 19, 2022