US to Propose Rules Requiring Airline Refunds for Delayed Baggage

A baggage claim employee grabs bags from an empty baggage claim area in Delta terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on March 21, 2018. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will soon propose new rules to require passenger airlines to refund fees for bags that are significantly delayed and refunds for services like onboard Wi-Fi that does not work, the White House said Friday.

White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese confirmed the planned rules at a briefing that were directed by President Joe Biden, saying it is “part of a broader effort that the president will release shortly around driving greater competition in the economy in service of lower prices.”