The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they're stranded for reasons within the airline's control.
The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they're stranded for reasons within the airline's control.
The White House said President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg would announce the start of the rulemaking process Monday. The rulemaking pledge continues a push by the Democratic administration to require airlines to improve customer service, and it comes just weeks before the start of the peak summer travel season.
The aim of the rules would be, for the first time, to require airlines to pay compensation beyond a ticket refund and to cover expenses that consumers incur, including rebooking on another flight, if the airline causes a cancellation or significant delay. "When an airline causes a flight cancellation or delay, passengers should not foot the bill," Buttigieg said in a statement.Currently, when an airline cancels a flight for any reason, consumers can demand a refund of the unused part of their ticket and certain extras that they might have paid to the airline, such as fees for checking a bag or getting a seat assignment. Airlines often try to persuade consumers to accept a travel voucher instead of a refund.
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