The Department of Transportation (DOT) is scrutinizing major U.S. airlines’ frequent flyer programs for potential deceptive or unfair practices, it said Thursday. “We plan to carefully review complaints regarding loyalty programs and exercise our authority to investigate airlines for unfair and deceptive practices that hurt travelers as warranted,” the department told The Hill in an emailed statement. “DOT officials are actively meeting with U.S. airlines and gathering more information on this issue.” Full story: newsnationnow.com/travel/us-scrutinizing-frequent-flyer-programs #airlines #travel #frequentflyer "NewsNation Now" is a no fluff, no filler newscast hosted by Nichole Berlie and Connell McShane featuring up-to-the-minute news drawing from a network of journalists across the U.S. Weekdays starting at 1p/12C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: newsnationnow.com Get our app: trib....