A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require air carrier employees and ticket agents to provide the details of any scheduled stopover to any person who makes a reservation or purchases a ticket for a flight which will involve any such stopover.

Summary

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require air carrier employees and ticket agents who sell flight tickets which involve a scheduled stopover to inform the purchaser of specified details of such stopover, including the scheduled duration and any planned change of aircraft. Requires such personnel to refund to passengers the airline ticket purchase price upon failure to provide the required stopover information. Subjects to civil penalties any such personnel who fail to make such a refund.

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Timeline

1. 18 December 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 December 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 December 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 January 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.

   Source: Committee

5. 23 January 1986

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 May 1986

   Committee

   Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From DOT.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 December 1985

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Sponsors

• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hspw00 · Standing

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