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Only one or two airlines, and such as the two airlines proposing to merge right now. >> i don't have the history book on the airline mergers directly in front of me, mr. secretary, but this is sounding like an action that you are moving the department to do something that you not really done before? >> this is a shift for our department. we have had a lot of authorities when it is coming to competition, but frankly over recent years the department of transportation has not used the authorities very much. i think that it needs to change, and this is a season that we need to be doing everything ...

Know, the top executives of southwest during this whole time period were getting their bonuses, years previously, too, so they need to start reinvesting this money into new systems and getting up to speed. it's clearly unacceptable, and, you know, the dot's response, for not being on top of them, and catching these flags that are being thrown up. >> it's a good point. you talk about the dot. why panty pete buttigieg there? come on, it's one of those things where you think certainly the transportation secretary will be on hand. >> yeah. he was in louisiana today looking at a bridge. that's wher...

Need to bring in tremendous evidence. if this judge chips away and picks a couple incidents to come in, it's not going to do much for their already weak motive. i'm fearful that this judge is going to just open the floodgate to most, if not all of this to come in. even though it's highly irrelevant and prejudicial. >> you said, i think we discussed this yesterday, you were surprised that this hasn't been dealt with already. why do you think it hasn't been and ruled on by the judge? >> i think sometimes -- well, the judge has personal issues just before the trial and i think he was just possibl...

Will get answers out of the d.o.t. and they'll serve those to congress, so we can move forward on figuring out what to do next. >> and i'll touch on that, but i want to, you referenced thats this ha not been a fun few weeks for people trying to get places in the air, right, on planes. what does that say more broadly, when we look at what we've seen now, not just this summer and not just the holiday season but again here today, what does this say about how americans should feel as it relates to trust in air travel infrastructure and accountability for the air travel infrastructure? >> i think t...

Different airline policies, some airlines do have a policy to give you food or hotel but in general you are owed a refund and the original form of payment, the airlines may try to give you a voucher. if they cancel your flight, don't worry, you flight credit good for a year, never, ever take the flight credit, always get the refund because cash is always more valuable than an airline voucher. so that is your right by law and if the airline doesn't give you a a refund you should file a complaint with the dot. bryan: thank you so much, merry christmas to you and yours. thank you. anita: a lot of...