The DOT is opening an investigation into airline frequent flyer programs. The DOT says airlines may be using points devaluations and other accounting techniques that are not consumer-friendly.

Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe.

US Probes Top Airlines' Frequent Flyer Programs for Unfair Practices By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) said on ...

Frequent-flyer programs were once based on the number of flights taken or miles flown. In recent years, however, they have been fueled by spending that consumers conduct using airline-branded ...

Frequent flyer programs are also an ... points balances as part of their savings,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a statement announcing the probe. “These programs ...

Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe. The Department of ...

Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe. The Department ...

(CNN) — Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe. The ...

(CNN) — Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe. The ...

(CNN) — Airlines’ highly lucrative – and sometimes mysterious – frequent flyer and credit card rewards programs are now subject to an unprecedented federal consumer protection probe. The ...