Overview
- Eighteen Democratic senators led by Maria Cantwell and Ed Markey asked Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to reverse plans to drop cash compensation and fee-disclosure protections.
- The Biden-era proposal under review would have required airlines to pay up to $775 per passenger for carrier-caused delays and cancellations.
- USDOT has signaled it plans to abandon the compensation rule and is considering rescinding requirements to display ancillary fees alongside airfares.
- The department is drafting new rules that narrow the definition of cancellations that trigger refunds and will revisit ticket pricing and advertising standards.
- Airlines have praised the rollback efforts, and the Justice Department in May dismissed a Biden-era lawsuit alleging Southwest operated chronically delayed flights.