Lawsuits Accuse Delta, JetBlue Of Getting "Kickbacks" For Selling Travel Insurance

Delta and JetBlue, two of the largest U.S. carriers, are facing separate class actions that accuse them of failing to disclose to consumers that they receive payments from sales of travel cancellation insurance promoted on their websites. According to the nearly identical lawsuits, which were both filed earlier this month by Florida law firm Leon Cosgrove, the airlines leave consumers "with the false impression that the charge for trip insurance is a pass-through" fee from another entity with which they have no financial interest. Instead, the suits allege JetBlue and Delta receive "kickbacks" for selling policies on their websites.