The airlines had no immediate comment on a possible appeal.
Kate Hanni, director of flyers' rights for FlyersRights.org, said the new disclosures should have been mandatory all along. "It's just completely deceptive not to tell people what the full cost of their ticket is," she said.
The court unanimously upheld two other rule changes that Allegiant and Spirit, but not Southwest, challenged: a requirement that customers be able to cancel tickets without penalty within 24 hours of purchase, if they bought more than a week in advance; and a prohibition against raising costs like baggage fees after a customer has bought tickets.
Allegiant and the U.S. Transportation Department did not immediately respond to requests for a comment on the ruling.
In afternoon trading, Allegiant shares were down about 2.7 percent; Southwest, down some 2.2 percent; and Spirit's shares fell about 1.7 percent. U.S. markets were lower overall.
(Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Maureen Bavdek)
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