The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering new rules that could transform the way airlines handle significant flight delays and cancellations. If implemented, the regulations would ...

The proposed compensation structure in the DOT's notice is: $200-300 for domestic flight delays of three to six hours $375-525 for delays between six and nine hours ...

Under a proposal put forward by the Transportation Department on Dec. 5, airlines would have to compensate passengers for cancellations and delays of more than three hours. The rule would apply ...

The new proposal resembles a policy that is already in place in the European Union, where passengers can receive up to 600 euros, or about $660, for delayed or canceled flights.

On Wednesday, the US Department of Transportation proposed a new rule that would force carriers to compensate passengers for delays on flights operating to, from, or within the US. Currently, the ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched another rulemaking that would require airlines pay customers when a flight is canceled or significantly delayed, the agency announced Thursday. DOT ...

Airlines for America (A4A) — a trade group representing the largest U.S. carriers — is criticizing the Department of Transportation's proposed plan to update its customer service dashboard to ...

DOT launched the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Thursday, seeking public comment on a rule requiring airlines to pay passengers cash compensation, rebook them for free on the next ...

DOT proposes compensation for flight delays, but Trump administration will get final say. Story by Sean Cudahy • 6mo. E ven as the Biden administration prepares to leave office in just over a ...

The US Department of Transportation has proposed a new rule that defines "significant delays" for air travel. Passengers would be entitled to a refund for delays that arrive or depart three or ...