Continental Airlines To Pay Fine For Violations Of Consumer Rules
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The Transportation Department today announced a civil penalty of $250,000 against Continental Airlines for various consumer protection violations. The Transportation Department today announced a civil penalty of $250,000 against Continental Airlines for various consumer protection violations. The department also indicated that it was examining the consumer protection practices of a number of other airlines, but no particular carrier was named. The fine is the first civil penalty by the department against a major airline for consumer violations and is three times as much as ever imposed by the Civil Aeronautics Board before it shut down in 1984, department officials said. Problems Attributed to Merger More : query.nytimes.com |