{"id":116011,"date":"2021-09-10T17:37:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=116011"},"modified":"2021-09-10T17:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T17:37:50","slug":"u-s-probing-18-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/09\/u-s-probing-18-airlines.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. probing 18 airlines over delayed refund complaints."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it has 18 pending investigations against airlines over complaints that they failed to provide timely refunds during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/08\/delta-seeking-1500-flight-attendants.html\"><em>Delta seeking to hire 1,500 Flight Attendants.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department said in a report to the White House it was still reviewing 30,100 complaints involving 18 airlines out of 20 investigations it had initially opened. It did not name the airlines, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/health-coronavirus-usa-airlines\/update-1-u-s-probing-18-airlines-over-delayed-refund-complaints-idUSL1N2QB3EQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe department has devoted considerable time, energy, and effort to securing relief for consumers and holding airlines accountable,\u201d it said in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/08\/level-american-resume-codeshare-flights.html\"><em>LEVEL and American Airlines resume codeshare flights.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department noted it had concluded investigations into complaints involving Air Canada and United Airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department said Thursday it is separately examining four foreign carriers that filed for bankruptcy protection and \u201cexploring options on how passengers who did not receive refunds when the carriers 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