US EditionTrump administration drops plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
The U.S. Transportation Department said the rule would impose costly regulatory burdens and limit competition, allowing airlines to voluntarily compensate passengers instead of mandated payouts.
- President Donald Trump's administration announced the withdrawal of a plan requiring airlines to provide cash compensation for flight disruptions caused by carriers.
- The U.S. Transportation Department stated that the rules would create "unnecessary regulatory burdens" and would not go forward.
- A group of Democratic senators urged the Trump administration not to drop the compensation plan, highlighting the financial impact on families.
- Currently, U.S. airlines are required to refund canceled flights but not to compensate for delays, differing from regulations in the European Union and other countries.
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Trump Admin Drops Plan to Require Airlines to Compensate Passengers for Delays
The Trump administration officially published its decision on Friday to stop considering a Biden-era plan to mandate airlines to compensate passengers for delays. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced in September that it planned to withdraw the proposal issued in December 2024, during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office. In the United States, airlines must refund passengers for canceled flights, but the same is not requi…
The administration of President Donald Trump announced on Friday that it officially resigned from his predecessor's plan to force air carriers to pay for missing passengers when U.S. flights are disturbed because of carriers.
Trump axes Biden plan that would have forced airlines to pay passengers cash for delays
The Trump administration on Friday rescinded a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers in cash for U.S. flight disruptions caused by carriers.White House officials in 2023 said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would issue new rules forcing airlines to refund passengers for cancellations and other coinciding expenses, including hotel rooms, meals and transportation. Department of Transportation (DOT)…
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