US Airlines Required to Give Automatic Refunds for Canceled, Delayed Flights

As canceled and delayed flights are prevalent, passengers can be assured that a refund will be issued.

Flight status boards show Southwest flights either cancelled or delayed up and down the board at Dallas Love Field Airport on Monday, July 25, 2022. Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/TNS

David Matthews New York Daily News

U.S.-based airlines are now required to give passengers automatic cash refunds when a flight is significantly delayed or canceled—even if the customer doesn’t ask for one—under a new Department of Transportation rule.