Airlines Sue to Block New Rule Requiring Upfront Disclosure of Fees

The nation’s airlines want to kill a new federal rule that would require them to disclose “ancillary” fees—extra costs for baggage, canceling a reservation, or changing a reservation—along with ticket prices. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new price transparency regulations were designed to help consumers avoid unnecessary or unexpected fees, what the DOT called “hidden junk fees.” It would not limit those fees; it would simply require upfront disclosure. This could save airline passengers $500 million a year, the agency said. “Airlines should compete with one another to secure passengers’...