Pamene Congress inachotsa mitengo, njira, ndi ndondomeko za ndege mu 1978, Congress inasunga udindo wa DOT woonetsetsa kuti mitengo ndi zolipiritsa zapadziko lonse zikhale "zoyenera." Lamulo lodziwika bwino la malamulo a US likutanthauza kuti FAA iyenera kuchotseratu ndalama zosinthira zomwe zili zosayenera komanso zosakhudzana ndi mtengo. Onani 49 USC § 41501, DOT-OST-2015-0031 pa regulations.gov.
FlyoKuma.org lapereka chikalata chochita apilo ku Dipatimenti Yoona za Mayendedwe ku United States (DOT) ku Khoti Loona za Apilo la DC kaamba ka kukana kwake kuwongolera ndalama zolipirira kusintha kwa mayiko - Flyers Rights Education Fund v. US Department of Transportation (CADC).
Apaulendo amasowa chochita zikafika izi zokwera mtengo zosintha zomwe zimatha kufika $500 kapena kupitilira apo. Kuphatikizika kwapakhomo ndi mgwirizano wapadziko lonse lapansi pamakampani oyendetsa ndege aphatikizana kuti apatsidwe mwayi wocheperako akamayenda. Pamene phindu la ndege likukwera, makampani a ndege akupitiriza kukweza ndalama zosinthira ndi madola mazana ambiri pamene akulengeza poyera kuti ndalamazi ndizopanga phindu lalikulu.
Mu 2015, FlyersRights.org idapereka chigamulo chofuna kuti a DOT akhazikitse Lamulo la Reasonableness pakusintha ndalama zolipirira ndege zapadziko lonse lapansi. Pa February 1, 2019, a DOT adakana pempholi. Pokana kuwongolera ngakhale Lamulo la Reasonableness, DOT idati idadalira "mphamvu zamsika" kuti zigwirizane ndi mitengo yonse yoyendera ndege ndi ndondomeko. Onani DOT-OST-2015-0031-0035. FlyersRights.org ikuimiridwa mu apilo ya khothi ndi Joseph Sandler, Esq. a Sandler Reiff Mwanawankhosa Rosenstein & Birkenstock PC waku Washington, DC
A Paul Hudson, Purezidenti wa FlyersRights.org, akuwonetsa zaka zingapo zapitazi, "DOT yawonetsa kuthekera kwakukulu kulola oyendetsa ndege ndi opanga ndege kulamula kuti atsatire malamulo. DOT yanyalanyaza lamuloli polephera kutsimikizira kuti ndalama zosinthira padziko lonse lapansi ndizoyenera komanso zogwirizana ndi mtengo. Panthawi yomwe maulendo apandege amakhala odzaza nthawi zonse, ndege zimakakamiza anthu kuti azilipira madola mazanamazana kuti asinthe maulendo apandege kuti ndegeyo ibwerere ndikugulitsa tikiti yomweyi, nthawi zambiri pamtengo wokwera. Ndege zimafika m'mabuku a cheke chifukwa a DOT akukana kutsatira malamulo. "
FlyersRights.org posachedwapa idatengera bungwe la FAA ku khothi la feduro chifukwa chokana pempho la kukula kwa mipando ya 2015. Mlandu wapampando wachulukirachulukira pa ubale wa FAA ndi Boeing ndi opanga ndege zina, zapangitsa kuti Congress ikhazikitse miyeso ya kukula kwa mipando ndikuwunikanso njira zoperekera ziphaso, ndipo zapangitsa DOT Inspector General Investigation kuti ayang'anire FAA kuyang'anira kuyesa kuthawa mwadzidzidzi ndi certification.
A Paul Hudson, membala wa FAA Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee kuyambira 1993, adati "DOT ndi FAA zimatsimikizira, mobwerezabwereza, kuti azilola Boeing ndi ndege kulamula mfundo zachitetezo ndi chitetezo cha ogula. Kuchokera kunyalanyaza nkhawa za Boeing 737 MAX 8 ndi 787 Dreamliner, kuyezetsa anthu opanga mphira kuti atuluke mwadzidzidzi, mpaka kuchepa kwa chitetezo cha ogula kutsika kwakanthawi, DOT yapereka ntchito yake yowonetsetsa kuyenda bwino kwa ndege komanso chitetezo chokwanira kwa okwera.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- The seat litigation has increased scrutiny on the FAA's relationship with Boeing and other airplane manufacturers, has led to Congressional mandates to establish seat size standards and to review certification procedures, and has prompted a DOT Inspector General Investigation into the FAA's oversight of emergency evacuation testing and certification.
- At a time when flights are routinely filled to capacity, airlines extort passengers into paying hundreds of dollars to change flights so that the airline can go back and sell the same ticket, usually at a higher price.
- From ignoring concerns over the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 787 Dreamliner, to rubber stamping manufacturers' emergency evacuation testing, to decreasing enforcement of consumer protections to historical lows, the DOT has surrendered its duty to ensure safe air travel and reasonable protections for passengers.
