The airlines asked the court to block the Biden administration’s new fee disclosure rule.

Major airlines and an industry trade association asked a federal appeals court to toss out a new transportation rule requiring upfront disclosure of add-on fees during flight bookings.

Challengers – trade group Airlines for America, and Alaska, American, Delta, Hawaii, Jet blue And united The airlines – argue that the DOT exceeded its statutory authority when it published the rule in late April, and that the rule is “arbitrary, capricious” and an “abuse of discretion.”

The request for reconsideration was filed late Friday with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Biden administration introduced the airline fee disclosure rule in September 2022. It requires airlines and online travel agencies to disclose fees for seat selection, checked baggage and other add-ons alongside the airfare, rather than passing the cost on to the customer at checkout. be included on the basis of Choice

“You should know the full price of your ticket, right when you’re comparison shopping,” President Joe Biden said at the time.

Airlines for America said in a statement to CNBC on Monday that the rule would “confuse consumers” and “complicate the purchasing process.”

“Airlines already provide customers with full disclosure of all fees associated with air travel before purchasing a ticket,” the group said in the statement. “DOT’s attempt to regulate private business operations in a thriving market is beyond its authority … DOT’s subrule is a bad solution in search of a problem.”