Oscar
S. Garcia and Timothy M. Ravich recently appeared on Consumer
Sense, a program on Miami-Dade County's community access
television channel, Cable TAP, to discuss airline passengers'
rights. The program focused on the business and legal issues
confronting travelers today, from lost baggage to overbooked
flights to lengthy delays. Messrs. Garcia and Ravich agreed
that Congress' ongoing consideration of an "Airline
Passengers' Bill of Rights" is worthwhile.
Mr. Garcia observed that commercial aviation regulations
should focus on safety, operational delivery and efficiency
of the seats sold, leaving comfort and convenience to the
free market as consumers do for any other business offerings,
e.g., rules such as supply and demand, and value pricing.
Mr. Garcia also noted that the current concern about airline
passengers' rights was evidence of how far the airline industry
has come; issues of reliability, safety, frequency, and
price are frequently taken for granted today, yet were foremost
on the minds of lawmakers and airline decision makers years
ago.
Oscar
S. Garcia, a former Boeing 747/777 pilot for an international
airline, is the Immediate Past President of the Greater
Miami Aviation Association and Chairman of InterFlight Global
Corporation in Miami, Florida. Timothy
M. Ravich, a Miami-based commercial trial lawyer who
teaches aviation law at the University of Miami School of
Law, is the President-Elect of the Dade County Bar Association
and member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Miami
Aviation Association.
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