Travelers stand in line at a Delta Air Lines counter during a global technology outage at Reagan National Airport on Friday, July 19, 2024, in Arlington, Va. A U.S. appeals court granted the airline industry’s request to temporarily block new regulations from the Department of Transportation mandating up-front disclosure of certain fees, gA three-judge panel of the 5th U.S.
The court’s decision to temporarily halt the regulations is a blow to DOT, which has said the requirements would save fliers more than half a billion dollars a year by helping them avoid surprise fees., Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways, sued DOT over the regulations, saying the department overstepped its legal authority in issuing the new requirements.