$680K for lobbying
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$680K for lobbying
WASHINGTON — The corporate parent of United and Continental airlines spent $680,000 on lobbying the government in the second quarter on issues including funding for the Federal Aviation Administration and regulation of baggage fees.
A House proposal would have required airlines to refund baggage fees if the piece of luggage is lost, delayed, or damaged. It would also have required airlines to include the cost of checked baggage when quoting airfare. Airlines have generally opposed bills that would regulate baggage fees.
United Continental Holdings Inc. also monitored legislative and regulatory activity related to merger integration, air cargo security, and air traffic control.
The lobbying spending in the second quarter was down from $1.02 million in the first quarter and $810.000 in the fourth quarter of 2010.
United and Continental combined on Oct. 1, and the parent company is combining them into one airline that will fly under the United name.
Besides Congress, the company lobbied the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Department, and the State Department in the second quarter.
Other topics covered by the company's lobbyists included rules that govern flights from Reagan National airport in Washington. One of United's hub airports is nearby Dulles airport.
The disclosure filed July 20 covers the April-June quarter.
United Continental spends $680,000 on 2Q lobbying - CBS MoneyWatch.com
A House proposal would have required airlines to refund baggage fees if the piece of luggage is lost, delayed, or damaged. It would also have required airlines to include the cost of checked baggage when quoting airfare. Airlines have generally opposed bills that would regulate baggage fees.
United Continental Holdings Inc. also monitored legislative and regulatory activity related to merger integration, air cargo security, and air traffic control.
The lobbying spending in the second quarter was down from $1.02 million in the first quarter and $810.000 in the fourth quarter of 2010.
United and Continental combined on Oct. 1, and the parent company is combining them into one airline that will fly under the United name.
Besides Congress, the company lobbied the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Department, and the State Department in the second quarter.
Other topics covered by the company's lobbyists included rules that govern flights from Reagan National airport in Washington. One of United's hub airports is nearby Dulles airport.
The disclosure filed July 20 covers the April-June quarter.
United Continental spends $680,000 on 2Q lobbying - CBS MoneyWatch.com
