It called the DOT announcement “a welcome and much-needed step,” since U.S. passenger protections close to those that already exist in the European Union. The aviation website Simple Flying noted that if the proposed rules are adopted, they would bring U.S.
President Joe Biden speaks as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg looks on during an announcement of new airline regulations on May 8, 2023, in Washington. But “no airline guarantees cash compensation when an airline issue causes the significant delay or compensation.” The proposed new rules would “ensure that passengers experiencing controllable delays and cancellations are better protected from financial losses than is the case today.” It said the rules will also create definitions of what constitutes a controllable cancellation or delay. history,” the proposed new rules would “require airlines to compensate passengers and cover expenses such as meals, hotels and rebooking in cases where the airline has caused a cancellation or significant delay.” DOT noted that one airline’s existing policy guarantees passenger compensation with frequent flyer miles, while two carriers promise reimbursement in travel credits or vouchers. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that “for the first time in U.S. We found its remains.Ĭulture | How a punk show on BART turned into the ride of a lifetimeįood | Annie's is based in Bay Area, but Annie is not. Local | Mount Tam's haunted by a fatal plane crash. But the agency’s proposed rulemaking would make such guarantees mandatory rather than voluntary.īay Area | The tiny Bay Area town modern life forgot: Canyon, California
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DOT noted that due to its pressure campaign, the nation’s 10 largest carriers now promise that they will provide stranded passengers with meals and free rebooking when the operational problem is the airline’s fault, and nine of them promise hotel accommodations. The Biden administration’s pressure campaign against airlines to increase consumer protections - which intensified last year after industrywide problems of flight cancellations and delays - took another big step forward this week as the Transportation Department proposed new rules for passenger compensation. Power survey finds airline passengers are getting increasingly dissatisfied as planes become more crowded and costs rise Air India is due to add a premium economy section on its San Francisco flights next week United sets dates for adding more SFO-Hong Kong frequencies additional international route news comes from United, Delta and Ethiopian Airlines Alaska Airlines and United add new international code-sharing flights Air New Zealand eyes a surcharge of $100 per hour for its new economy class “sleep pods” Spirit adds a transcontinental flight from Oakland while low-cost carriers Breeze and Avelo begin new service from Southern California Alaska overhauls its in-flight menus and Southwest starts installing power ports on some 737s. In this week’s developments, the Transportation Department said it plans to issue new rules that would set mandatory passenger compensation standards when an airline is responsible for flight cancellations and long delays a new J.D. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Yes, there is one is on the upper level near gate C74 and a temporary pop-up location near gate C94.A United Airlines plane takes off from SFO on April 22, 2023. Gates C70 through C99, C101 through C115, C120 through C138 United international arrivals, Aer Lingus, Air China, Air India, Austrian, Ethiopian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines United, United international arrivals, United Express
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