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The U.S. Department of Transportation has gotten six extra airways to pay up.<\/p>\n

The Department on Monday introduced it had compelled the six airways to pay greater than $600 million complete in refunds that had stacked up through the COVID-19 pandemic. On high of the refunds, the airways should collectively pay $7.25 million in civil penalties for taking too lengthy to refund passengers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen a flight gets canceled, passengers seeking refunds should be paid back promptly,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement. “Whenever that doesn\u2019t happen, we will act to hold airlines accountable on behalf of American travelers and get passengers their money back. A flight cancellation is frustrating enough, and you shouldn\u2019t also have to haggle or wait months to get your refund.\u201d<\/p>\n

In all, the DOT’s aviation shopper safety workplace has assessed $8.1 million in penalties to date this yr, a report.<\/p>\n

There’s just one U.S. provider on the checklist of airways fined on Monday \u2014 Frontier Airlines. The ultra-low-cost-carrier should pay again $222 million in refunds and was assessed a $2.2 million penalty.<\/p>\n

The 5 different airways are:<\/p>\n