The Biden administration has introduced a new rule mandating airlines to provide automatic cash refunds for passengers experiencing canceled or significantly delayed flights, or when services such as checked baggage are not delivered as promised. This move is part of a broader effort to eliminate surprise 'junk fees' and enhance transparency in air travel costs, including fees for checked bags, carry-ons, and changing or canceling a reservation. The rule, which also covers refunds for services not provided like Wi-Fi and delayed luggage, has been met with resistance from some lawmakers. Four members of Congress, influenced by substantial donations from the airline industry, have proposed legislation that could undermine this new consumer protection measure. These lawmakers include Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), and Rep Rick Larsen (D-Wash.).
The Biden administration last week announced a new rule promising that when airlines cancel or significantly delay flights, passengers will automatically be given their money back. Legislators with airline industry ties are trying to reverse this move. https://t.co/xzdzpcUJj1
So, what happens when your Department of Transportation, the FBI, and Mother Nature cause cancellations or delays? The airlines eat the fines for your administration’s incompetence? Sounds like more Biden bullshit. https://t.co/NtMExDk5pB
It’s time airline passengers got the cash refunds they’re owed, without having to jump through hoops. https://t.co/3Ph4zX7733
Airlines are now required to offer refunds for delays and cancellations 🤑 https://t.co/Z1T1mxrTrN
I'm with you, @SenWarren! We need to ensure that passengers get the refunds they are owed automatically and in cash. Consumers must always come before corporate profits. https://t.co/TKju6F971J
Congress should make it easier for Americans to get refunds for canceled flights, not harder. Last year, airlines spent tens of millions lobbying Washington to prevent new protections for travelers, and now this language pads corporate profits at families' expense. https://t.co/ck4HKr4HJx
My new airlines rule is simple: If you’ve had a flight canceled or significantly delayed, experienced delayed luggage, or paid for a service on a plane that wasn’t provided – Your airline is required to issue you an automatic cash refund.
New Rule Alert: Airlines are now required to promptly provide passengers with automatic cash refunds when owed. Refunds cover: ✈️Canceled or significantly delayed flights ✈️Delayed luggage ✈️Extra services not provided, like Wi-Fi https://t.co/4KOPHj6uv0
Our Administration is cracking down on surprise junk fees – with a new rule requiring airlines to tell you upfront what you’re being charged for checked bags, carry-ons, and changing or canceling a reservation. https://t.co/GPGG9TbaVU
A congressional aviation bill including a reversal on an automatic airline refund rule from the Biden administration was crafted by legislators who received big money from the airline industry, which has been lobbying on the refund issue. https://t.co/xzdzpcUbtt
Days after the Biden administration announced a rule mandating flight cancelation automatic refunds, four lawmakers overseeing aviation policy in Congress began pushing legislation to reverse it. All of them take substantial airline industry donations. https://t.co/xzdzpcUbtt
Ted Cruz and three more lawmakers want airlines to keep your money when they cancel your flight. More: https://t.co/IdFNemAFrs https://t.co/MJCLWGG6q1
The DOT announced new rules that require airlines to provide automatic cash refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights if travelers choose not to rebook. https://t.co/eHHwC6RGJF
Four lawmakers bankrolled by the airline industry introduced must-pass legislation that could undermine the Biden administration's new airline refund rule More: https://t.co/GU7D2mexFd https://t.co/GU7D2mexFd
Congress May Cancel Your Automatic Flight Refunds, Via Bought-And-Affordably-Paid-For Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep Rick Larsen (D-Wash.). Shabby fkrs. https://t.co/Hyx5j37SEu
🚨SCOOP: Congress may cancel the automatic airline refunds just promised by the Biden administration. Four airline-bankrolled lawmakers just inserted language into a bill that could undermine the rule, according to legislative text reviewed by @LeverNews https://t.co/uD1rQj0BsE
I have been fighting so that travelers don’t have to beg for their money back when airline cancellations create turbulence in their plans. And now, the Biden administration is finally answering that call. https://t.co/EIKzUqwdG0
Last week, @USDOT gave consumers a win with new rules to force airlines to automatically refund passengers in cash when flights are canceled. But a line buried on pg. 429 of the new FAA bill says passengers would still have to jump through hoops to get the refunds they deserve. https://t.co/8kE8ulHWX5
We need to give customers more money-saving tools & greater transparency they fly. I’m introducing my Enhancing Transparency from Airlines, or ETA, Act to protect passengers from the headache of hidden fees & get money back when flights are cancelled or massively delayed. https://t.co/f6rp4nX6Hn
🚨Congress is using the FAA Reauth to weaken @USDOT's hugely popular rule requiring automatic refunds from airlines—issued just last week. "Sen. Commerce leadership is blatantly doing the bidding of airline giants at the public’s expense," says @mh4oh.👇 https://t.co/0p4uh11Avn https://t.co/R4Si9dVtHY
Last week, @USDOT announced that airlines will now be required to automatically refund passengers who experience flight delays or cancellations. It’s the latest example of Democrats fighting for working families and against corporate greed. https://t.co/Ncn6f9NDJw
The Biden administration is setting clearer rules for air travel. You will receive a full cash refund for delayed flights & airlines cannot add hidden fees to tickets. This is a big step in making flying easier & more enjoyable! https://t.co/wVctMJnRML
Flying soon? Here's what the new rule says you're entitled to if your flight is canceled or significantly changed. https://t.co/36errzlkf1
Airlines will soon be required to pay you back if they cancel your flight, delay you, make major changes to the itinerary, or don’t deliver your checked bags on time. How much will you get under new rule? https://t.co/2pGcpCtO9T
Biden’s latest salvo in his so-called war on “junk fees” will be welcomed by travelers, but not so much by airlines. https://t.co/16wgeZFPfi
This week, the Department of Transportation has issued a new rule requiring airlines to give you an automatic refund if your flight is canceled or delayed or if they lose your bags. Is this a good thing?
Airlines are going to start giving out automatic refunds for delayed or canceled flights — here's who and what will be eligible https://t.co/Z3dWuNYnyA
President Biden announces that airlines will now be required to give you a cash refund if your flight is canceled or significantly delayed: “When you’re raised in a middle class family, all this stuff matters to you” https://t.co/nyXpDLGIij
All too often, airlines make passengers navigate a bureaucratic maze of corporate red tape just to get their money back when flights are cancelled or significantly delayed. Thanks to @USDOT's new rule, airlines will be obliged to automatically pay up. https://t.co/xdI62TylH5
Consumers deserve transparency, especially when it comes to air travel. Great to see the Biden Administration deliver new consumer protections to eliminate airline junk fees and ensure automatic refunds when flights are cancelled. https://t.co/rNZfFBmjl4
Airlines Required To Give Automatic Cash Refunds For Canceled And Delayed Flights https://t.co/qqHOBJHwQw
Great to see the Biden Admin taking further action to reduce junk fees and senseless costs for travelers. This new rule requires airlines to provide passengers with automatic refunds when flights are delayed or canceled and to provide accurate info about the cost of flights. https://t.co/ZdhbJMV7iN