Trump admin ditches plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruption
4 days ago
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- The Trump administration has abandoned a Biden-era plan requiring airlines to compensate passengers for flight disruptions.
- The proposed rule would have mandated cash compensation, lodging, and meals for cancellations or delays caused by airlines.
- The rule aimed to align U.S. airline consumer protections more closely with European standards.
- Airlines for America, representing major carriers, supported the decision, calling the rule unnecessary and burdensome.
- The rule proposed compensation starting at $200 for cancellations or delays, increasing to $775 for delays over nine hours.
- Airlines, including Spirit, opposed the rule, citing increased costs and potential ticket price hikes.
- Spirit Airlines argued the rule could create perverse incentives to cancel flights preemptively.
- The Biden administration had also considered free rebooking on rival airlines and additional passenger accommodations.