DOT ISSUES NEW FULL FARE ADVERTISING PENALTY
April 29, 2015
On March 13, 2015, Fareportal, Inc., d/b/a as CheapOair, was fined $185,000 by DOT for offering erroneous and misleading information in connection with fare advertisements on its website. An investigation by the Department’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings determined that the fare matrix on Fareportal’s website displayed that the same carrier operated the outbound and return flights when in fact a different carrier operated one of the flights. Also, the fare matrix displayed the flights as non-stop, when they actually had multiple stops.
If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Sahr (esahr@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6622) or Drew Derco (dderco@eckertseamans.com, 202-659-6665).