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Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Airline Lobbying Sees Major Surge

Passenger Rights, ATC Privatization Spurred The Increase

Airlines for America lobbying surged more than 30 percent in 2017 compared to 2016, according to a recently filed disclosure form.

The Hill reports that A4A spent $8.59 million lobbying in 2017, a 34 percent increase over the $6.43 million spent in 2016. $2.18 of that was spent in the final three months of the year.

The form shows that "air traffic control reform" was the primary focus of the association's fourth-quarter efforts. But despite the efforts of some in Congress and an endorsement from President Trump, the spinoff of ATC never made it to the House Floor for a vote.

Over the summer, A4A boosted its lobbying efforts after a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight. The associated video of the incident created a public relations nightmare for UA, and lawmakers threatened legislative action if corrective measures were not put in place after the incident.

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