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Celerity

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21. Buttigieg: US may act against airlines on consumers' behalf
Sun Jul 10, 2022, 01:34 PM
Jul 2022
https://apnews.com/article/pete-buttigieg-government-and-politics-airlines-transportation-c3ebc7fbe4bcfb6402e67e0d626365a0

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 in an interview Saturday.

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. That could put pressure on airlines to make additional cuts in their summer schedules.

Buttigieg said his department could take enforcement actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards. But first, he said, he wants to see whether there are major flight disruptions over the July Fourth holiday weekend and the rest of the summer. Enforcement actions can results in fines, although they tend to be small. Air Canada agreed to pay a $2 million fine last year over slow refunds.

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Please do tell what else he has not measured up to your standards at.

His job though as transportation secy has not been stellar.


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Kick dalton99a Jul 2022 #1
Pete is so good at destroying Fox News hosts. Cracklin Charlie Jul 2022 #2
"The Jen Psaki Award of the Week" Marcuse Jul 2022 #24
Pete Buttigieg is the future of the Democratic Party. comradebillyboy Jul 2022 #3
Indeed. Delphinus Jul 2022 #4
Buttigieg speaks so masterfully, so elegantly, and is in full command of his words, it's art SWBTATTReg Jul 2022 #5
Good on Pete, but please note ... Pete Ross Junior Jul 2022 #6
He didn't destroy them. grumpyduck Jul 2022 #7
But he was speaking on a program tailored to those people. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #12
you mean...like Fox news viewers? Thtwudbeme Jul 2022 #17
Pete Buttigieg absolutely manhandles CSPAN! Sympthsical Jul 2022 #20
I really, really hate Raw Story's tendentious headlines. Ocelot II Jul 2022 #8
I'm hoping this guy will rise to be President, his humble attitude and approach are working JuJuChen Jul 2022 #9
He's got the best qualities that a person in leadership should have Blue Owl Jul 2022 #11
His job though as transportation secy has not been stellar. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #14
Buttigieg: US may act against airlines on consumers' behalf Celerity Jul 2022 #21
I love me some Pete B. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #22
Fair enough, let's hope he does do it, and in his defence, I'm sure there are a lot of moving parts. Celerity Jul 2022 #26
Great! Justice matters. Jul 2022 #10
K and R. Thanks for posting. Stuart G Jul 2022 #13
Pete made some excellent points as always, but FOX News is not "destroyed" Hekate Jul 2022 #15
Yup, All Anyone Actually Watching FOX While This Aired Heard Was... ruet Jul 2022 #27
Unfortunately, that's not "destroyed". calimary Jul 2022 #16
video Celerity Jul 2022 #18
Beautiful, and well done! He is so damn good with this stuff! liberalla Jul 2022 #28
Wishful thinking, even with a stellar performance by Sec. Buttigieg Boomerproud Jul 2022 #19
I agree whole heartedly. "click bate" of the left. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2022 #23
Oooo, gotcha! tavernier Jul 2022 #25
note the digs at the "husband". that's the guy's main point nt msongs Jul 2022 #29
What a wonderful and thoughtful man RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2022 #30
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