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Mandates something it does have some effect down the road that we are not aware of until it happens. >> but an airline industry group says it welcomes the new rules with some responders expectations. >> we in general prefer to rely on market forces and competition to drive consumer benefits and change and we think over the last few years you will have seen that mishandled bag numbers have dropped as well as the number of involuntarily denied passengers. >> the approval of the changes by government, industry and passenger rights groups is a welcome bit of good news for the department of transpo...

Reservations. >> we like to rely on catchtition to drive change in the last few years you will have seen that the mishandled bag numbers dropped as well as the involuntarily denied passenger. >> approval of the new changes by government, industry and by passengers right groups is a welcome bit of good news that has been besieged over the embarrassment of the air traffic controller situation. new rules will take effect this coming august. bret? >> doug mckelway, live at reagan international. thank you. planes to automobiles if you have been bad behind the wheel it is costing you more in calif...

>> reporter: one of the organizations that's absolutely thrilled with these changes, the consumer travel alliance, which represents the interests of the traveling public. >> this is a whole suite of rules, it's a dramatic change. it's one of the biggest changes hins deregulation and dot should be applauded for what they've done. >> reporter: the rules don't take effect for another 120 days, until august, so don't expect immediate changes and one other group which is surprisingly accommodating of the changes is the group which represents the airlines themselves, the air transport industry. here...

On their website. the most remarkable thing is that it has the support of both the government and the industry. >> the airlines would not be able to make money if not for the passengers so this seems the way to go with treatment of passengers. we prefer to rely on market forces and corn -- competition to drive change and we think the last few years we will have seen mishandled bag numbers have dropped and the number of in voluntarily denied passengers. >> the rules take effect 120 days from publication so that will be in august. >>shepard: thank you from reagan national. and a change in the wa...