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Remarks For The Honorable Mary Peters Secretary Of Transportation Aviation Congestion Relief Plan Media Briefing Washington, D.C.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 28-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 September 2007-US DOT: Remarks For The Honorable Mary Peters Secretary Of Transportation Aviation Congestion Relief Plan Media Briefing Washington, D.C.(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:27092007

Good afternoon, and thank you for being here.

Earlier today, the President and I discussed the need to fix the aviation gridlock that is making Americas skies increasingly unfriendly for a growing number of travelers.

I told him we need to confront this challenge on multiple fronts using innovative new approaches to provide targeted relief for the nations most congested airspace, modernizing our air traffic control system, and ensuring better consumer protection.

Immediate actions we are taking on behalf of consumers include a rulemaking to increase compensation for passengers involuntarily bumped from an oversold flight, better information for travelers, and stepped up oversight of chronically delayed flights.

We also are updating our complaint system and will be...

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