Trump Admin Rescinds Biden-Era Rule Forcing Airlines to Pay Passengers for Delays

Airlines already have ’strong incentives to take care of passengers’ during major disruptions, the Transportation Department says.

Flight delays are listed on a screen at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on Dec. 27, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The Trump administration has formally withdrawn a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers for disrupted flights.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.