<p>   u00a0</p>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   This is the first penalty assessed for a violation of the Department&#39;s new airline consumer rules that took effect in last August.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   &quot;Our new airline consumer rules help ensure that passengers are fully informed about airline services and fees and what to expect if their flight is delayed on the tarmac,&quot; US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   From August 2011, foreign carriers operating to the US with at least one aircraft of 30 or more seats have been required to adopt contingency plans for lengthy tarmac delays as well as customer service plans, and to post these plans on their websites.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   US carriers have been covered by this requirement since April 2010, the Department of Transportation said in a statement.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Also both US carriers and foreign carriers with a website that sells tickets to US consumers have been required to include a prominent hyperlink on their homepages that takes viewers directly to a page that shows all fees for optional services the carrier charges, including baggage fees.</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   u00a0</div>  <div id="cke_pastebin">   Air India failed to post its customer service, tarmac delay contingency plans and provide a link to its optional fees by the required date, the statement added.</div>  

The US Transportation Department has slapped a fine of $80,000 on Air India for failing to post customer service, tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about its optional fees.

Air India slapped with a fine of $80,000

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