(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Illinois' Attorney General wants stronger protections for airline consumers.
He is joining a coalition of 34 Attorney Generals, who have sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation making the following recommendations to make air travel easier and more convenient.
-Require airlines to advertise and sell only flights for which they have adequate personnel to fly and support and should perform regular audits of airlines to ensure compliance and impose fines on airlines that do not comply
-Impose significant fines for flight cancellations and extended delays that are not weather-related or otherwise unavoidable
-Prohibit airlines from canceling flights while upselling consumers more expensive alternative flights to the same destinations
-Require that credits and vouchers for future travel that are provided by airlines in the event of cancelations can be used easily without inappropriate limitations
“As families travel during the busy holiday season, delayed and canceled flights waste hours and even days that should be spent with loved ones,” Raoul said in a statement.
“Any time of year, passengers should be able to count on airlines to get them to their destinations without long delays, unexpected cancelations or spikes in ticket prices.
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