NPR reports Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to start fining airlines for last-minute cancellations.   Letter Asks for Refunds on Flights Delayed Over One Hour, Fines for Cancellations In the two-page letter posted to Twitter, Sanders is …

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  Grand Rapids ABC affiliate WZZM-TV reports flyers were offered the five-digit payout on an oversold flight from the Western Michigan city to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).   “Ten. Thousand. Dollars.” The flight in question was scheduled to depart from Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) on …

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