Airlines Want to Roll Back These Consumer Protections – What Passengers Can Do

Airlines want to roll back these consumer protections – what passengers can do

(NEXSTAR) – In early September, the Trump administration announced the dismantling of a Biden-era policy to compensate fliers, a move applauded by a trade group calling for more deregulation that could directly affect passengers. Airlines for America, which lobbies on behalf of United, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, and other major carriers, sent a 93-page request earlier this year that seeks to undo numerous passenger protection rules to deregulate…

Airlines Lobby To Roll Back Consumer Protection Regulations - Travel Noire

Airlines for America, the trade group representing the nation’s largest carriers, has submitted a 93-page petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requesting the rollback of several key consumer protection rules. According to USA Today, the lobbying effort targets three core passenger safeguards that many travelers rely on. These include automatic cash refunds for canceled or delayed flights, “full fare” advertising that requires …