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This bill, known as the AirFAIR Act (Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act), aims to prevent airlines and ticket sellers from imposing excessive ticket price increases during disasters or emergencies. Specifically, the bill amends existing transportation law to define an unfair and deceptive practice as imposing a ticket price increase of 30 percent or more during a state, district, territory, or possession-declared disaster or emergency. The Secretary of Transportation is required to create regulations establishing standards for determining when a ticket price increase is considered excessive. Additionally, the bill mandates that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conduct a study within one year of the act's enactment to investigate whether ticket agents, air carriers, foreign air carriers, or other ticket sellers have engaged in unfair pricing practices during disaster or emergency situations. The goal of the legislation is to protect consumers from price gouging during vulnerable times when travel may be essential or critical.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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