WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday fined Alaska Airlines, American Airlines (>> American Airlines Group Inc), Southwest Airlines (>> Southwest Airlines Co), and United Airlines (>> United Continental Holdings Inc) for providing inaccurate information to passengers about how much compensation they could potentially receive for being denied boarding against their will and for lost, damaged, or delayed baggage.

American Airlines was fined $45,000, Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines were fined $40,000 each, and United Airlines was fined $35,000, the department said in a statement.

(Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)