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US Moves to Scrap Rules Requiring Flight Delay Compensation

A traveler views delayed flights on a departure board during a storm at Logan International Airport in Boston. — A traveler views delayed flights on a departure board during a storm at Logan International Airport in Boston.
Photographer: Mel Musto/Bloomberg

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By Keith Laing

September 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM UTC

Updated on

September 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to eliminate rules requiring airlines to compensate passengers and provide free rebookings for flight delays and cancellations caused by non-weather-related issues.

The US Department of Transportation said in a regulatory document posted online Thursday that it plans to withdraw an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking filed in December 2024 by former President Joe Biden’s administration that called for airlines to pay passengers at least $200 for domestic delays that lasted at least three hours.