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White House plans to abandon Biden-era rules on compensating customers |
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for disrupted flights |
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN |
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10:24 AM EDT, Fri September 5, 2025 |
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Source: CNN |
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The White House says it plans to roll back proposed rules by the Biden |
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administration, including some that required passengers to be |
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compensated by airlines for disrupted flights. |
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According to posted Thursday by the White House, the Department of |
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Transportation will withdraw an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking |
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that explored the idea of requiring US and foreign air carriers to |
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provide “essential services,” and compensation to passengers after |
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a canceled or delayed flight in the US due to circumstances within the |
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airline’s control. |
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CNN reached out to the White House for comment. |
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In a statement to CNN, a DOT spokesperson said the department would |
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“implement all aviation consumer protection requirements mandated by |
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Congress,” adding that includes the requirement to refund ticket |
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prices to passengers when an airline cancels or substantially delays |
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flights and consumers choose not to travel. |
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“Some of the rules proposed or adopted by the previous |
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administration, however, went beyond what Congress has required by |
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statute, and we intend to reconsider those extra-statutory |
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requirements,” the spokesperson said. |
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Airlines for America, the lobbying group for US airlines, praised the |
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planned rollback. |
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“We are encouraged by this Department of Transportation reviewing |
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unnecessary and burdensome regulations that exceed its authority and |
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don’t solve issues important to our customers,” said a spokesperson |
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for the group. “We look forward to working with DOT on implementing |
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President Trump’s deregulatory agenda.” |
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Former President Joe Biden and former Department of Transportation |
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Secretary Pete Buttigieg . The previous administration had also |
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proposed rules on . On Thursday,the move was “not a surprise.” |
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