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The White House says it plans to roll again proposed rules by the Biden administration, together with some that required passengers to be compensated by airways for disrupted flights.
According to a public document posted Thursday by the White House, the Department of Transportation will withdraw a sophisticated discover of proposed rulemaking that explored the thought of requiring US and international air carriers to present “essential services,” and compensation to passengers after a canceled or delayed flight within the US due to circumstances inside the airline’s management.
NCS reached out to the White House for remark.
In a press release to NCS, a DOT spokesperson stated the division would “implement all aviation consumer protection requirements mandated by Congress,” including that features the requirement to refund ticket costs to passengers when an airline cancels or considerably delays flights and shoppers select not to journey.
“Some of the rules proposed or adopted by the previous administration, however, went beyond what Congress has required by statute, and we intend to reconsider those extra-statutory requirements,” the spokesperson stated.
Airlines for America, the lobbying group for US airways, praised the deliberate rollback.
“We are encouraged by this Department of Transportation reviewing unnecessary and burdensome regulations that exceed its authority and don’t solve issues important to our customers,” stated a spokesperson for the group. “We look forward to working with DOT on implementing President Trump’s deregulatory agenda.”
Former President Joe Biden and former Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg originally proposed the rule in 2023. The earlier administration had additionally proposed rules on “unnecessary hidden fees” on airfares. On Thursday, Buttigieg posted on X the transfer was “not a surprise.”