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U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Aviation
Consumer Protection Division
For the
following pamphlets, write to:
Aviation Consumer Protection Division, C-75
U.S. Department of Transportation
400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC
20590
"Plane Talk." A
series of facts sheets on specialized topics.
Free.
* Frequent Flyer Programs * Tips on Avoiding
Baggage Problems * "Defensive Flying" * Public
Charter Flights * Transporting Live Animals *
Passengers With Disabilities
"Kids and Teens
in Flight." When children fly alone.
Free.
"Consumers Tell
It to the Judge." Small Claims Court.
Free.
"Air Travel
Consumer Report." Single copies free. Statistics
for the industry and for individual airlines on:
Delayed and Canceled Flights * Oversales *
Baggage Problems * Consumer Complaints to
DOT
DEPARTMENT OF
STATE
Write to:
Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government
Printing Office Washington, DC 20402
"Your Trip
Abroad." Customs, shots, insurance.
$1.25.
"A Safe Trip
Abroad." Precautions against robbery, terrorism.
$1.00.
"Travel Tips for
Older Americans." $1.00.
Write to:
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo, CO 81009
for a copy of "Foreign Entry Requirements." Visa
and other requirements for many foreign
countries. 50 cents.
U.S. CUSTOMS
SERVICE
Write to:
U.S. Customs Service
P.O. Box 7407
Washington, DC 20044
"Know Before You
Go." Customs advice for entering the U.S.
Free.
FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Write to:
Federal Trade Commission
6th & Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Room 130
Washington, DC 20580
"Telemarketing
Travel Fraud." Travel scams marketed by phone.
Free.
U.S. OFFICE
OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Write to:
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo, CO 81009
"Access Travel."
Handicapped services at over 500 airports.
Free.
U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIGULTURE
Write to:
USDA/APHIS Public Information
6505 Belcrest Road, Room 613
Hyattsville, MD 20782
"Travelers'
Tips." Bringing plant and animal products into
the U.S. Free.
"Traveling by
Air with Your Pet." Free.
U.S. PUBLIC
HEALTH SERVICE
Write to:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
"Health
Information for International Travelers." $6.00
(182 pp.).
AMERICAN
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS
Write to:
A.S.P.C.A. Education Dept.
424 E. 92nd St.
New York, NY 10128
(Send a business-size self-addressed stamped
envelope)
"Air Travel
Tips." About pets. Free.
"Airline Travel
With Your Bird." Free
AVIATION
CONSUMER ACTION PROJECT
Write to:
Aviation Consumer Action Project
P.O. Box 19029
Washington, DC 20036
"Facts and
Advice for Airline Passengers."
$2.00.
BETTER
BUSINESS BUREAU
Write to: Better
Business Bureau
257 Park Ave. South
New York, NY 10010
"Low-Cost Air
and Ticket Consolidators." $3.00 (4
pp.)
CONSUMER
INFORMATION CENTER
A number of the
federal government brochures listed above, as
well as many others, are available from the
Consumer Information Center. If you are thinking
of ordering publications from several agencies,
it may be more convenient to request a free CIC
catalog by writing to Consumer Information
Center, Pueblo, CO 81009.
You may also
call (719) 948-4000 (normal long-distance rates
apply), or go to their web page:
Aviation
Consumer Protection Divison Home
Page
NOTICE
We make every
effort to keep Fly-Rights up to date, but
airlines frequently change the way they do
business. So by the time you read this a few of
the procedures we have covered may be different.
Tenth Revised Edition, September 1994
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