20 Jan 2025
How the Second Trump Administration Might Impact Your Travel Plans
What does Trump's second term mean for the travel industry?
Potential Changes in Airline Consumer Protections
Paul Mutter, Global Coverage Manager at Riskline, believes that enforcement action on U.S. airlines’ consumer practices could wane in the new administration, noting Duffy’s nomination was “welcomed with broad public support by airline trade associations.” Mutter also noted Duffy’s past work as an airline industry lobbyist while at the consulting firm BGR Group.
“In 2022, Duffy criticized the DOT’s handling of the Southwest Airlines system outage and expressed his belief that market forces would resolve the issue rather than direct government intervention,” Mutter said. He pointed to the possibility that incoming DOT leadership “will take a less adversarial approach, rather than rush to impose fines and other enforcement actions that the airlines criticized the Biden administration for.”
Read the full article in Fodor's Travel.
Potential Changes in Airline Consumer Protections
Paul Mutter, Global Coverage Manager at Riskline, believes that enforcement action on U.S. airlines’ consumer practices could wane in the new administration, noting Duffy’s nomination was “welcomed with broad public support by airline trade associations.” Mutter also noted Duffy’s past work as an airline industry lobbyist while at the consulting firm BGR Group.
“In 2022, Duffy criticized the DOT’s handling of the Southwest Airlines system outage and expressed his belief that market forces would resolve the issue rather than direct government intervention,” Mutter said. He pointed to the possibility that incoming DOT leadership “will take a less adversarial approach, rather than rush to impose fines and other enforcement actions that the airlines criticized the Biden administration for.”
Read the full article in Fodor's Travel.
