"Rules that Buttigieg had been working to implement would have required airlines to pay each passenger several hundred dollars and up to $775, depending on the length of the delays. Presumably, these payouts would have motivated airlines to prevent delays by, perhaps, making sure pilots were booked in advance of all flights."
"But last year, the current presidential administration formally withdrew the compensation plan, saying that it would cause "unnecessary regulatory burdens" on the airline industry. The administration said that it would instead "allow airlines to compete.""
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair's complaint about airline flight delays with a single word: "Um." Blair had posted about experiencing a 2.5-hour delay and his wife's flight being delayed because the airline forgot to book a pilot. Buttigieg's minimal response highlighted the irony that during his tenure, the Department of Transportation implemented rules requiring airlines to provide cash compensation to passengers for flight disruptions caused by the airline. These rules would have mandated payments of several hundred dollars up to $775 depending on delay length. The current administration formally withdrew this compensation plan, claiming it would impose unnecessary regulatory burdens on the airline industry.
#airline-regulation #passenger-protections #flight-delays #biden-administration-policy #regulatory-rollback
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