Tracy RucinskiDavid Shepardson
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Eleven U.S. airlines issued $12.84 billion in cash refunds to customers in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic upended the travel industry, the head of industry trade group Airlines for America (A4A) said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday.
Airlines have faced a backlash from passengers and some lawmakers over their handling of redemptions for flights canceled during the pandemic.
Earlier this month, Senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal called on carriers to issue cash refunds whether flights were canceled by the airline or traveler.
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COVID-19 traveler refunds: Senators urge airlines to refund $10B in canceled flights
By Chris Williams
WASHINGTON - Countless travelers have credits from pandemic-related canceled flights, and two senators are asking airlines to drop the expiration dates or refund customers their money, believing the total comes out to more than $10 billion.
Democratic Senators Edward Markey (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) put the formal request in a letter, sending it out on Monday to Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines. No word if any other lawmakers have backed the senators’ request.
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WASHINGTON (CN) Marking a big step in the Biden administration’s clean energy goals, federal officials on Tuesday announced the approval of a large wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo shared the news about the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind Project in a press conference, standing alongside the labor leaders whose unions will ensure the project is properly built and maintained. Haaland said in a statement the deal signifies progress toward a future with clean energy.
“The approval of this project is an important step toward advancing the administration’s goals to create good-paying union jobs while combating climate change and powering our nation,” said Haaland.
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