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Frontier 1 Of 3 Airlines Fined For Bumping Passengers

DENVER (CBS4) - Frontier Airlines is one of three being fined by the Federal government.

The Department of Transportation has fined Frontier $400,000 for bumping passengers from overbooked flights without first asking for volunteers or giving proper compensation.

The violations happened in 2016.

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(credit: Frontier Airlines)

Delta and American Airlines were also fined, but not as much as Frontier.

All three airlines say they've updated their policies.

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