The Trump administration has formally withdrawn a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers for disrupted flights.
In a notice published in the Federal Register on Nov. 17, the U.S. Department of Transportation said that pulling back the proposed rule is consistent with President Donald Trump’s efforts to roll back “overbearing and burdensome” government regulations.
“The Department concludes that regulatory action requiring specific services and compensation for significant flight disruptions would result in unnecessary regulatory burdens, does not correspond with the policies and priorities of the Department and Administration,” the notice said.
The Biden administration issued its final version of the compensation rule in December 2024. It advanced to the final approval stage, with public comments accepted through February of this year, but was never enacted….