Trump Administration Cancels Biden Plan To Compensate Airline Passengers for Delays

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Source: MEDIAite

Sep 4th, 2025, 11:53 pm


The Trump administration on Thursday announced it will reverse a Biden-era plan that would compensate airline passengers whose flights are disrupted.

In December, then-President Joe Biden’s administration sought public comment on paying customers on domestic flights $200 to $300 if their flights are delayed for more than three hours, and $775 for longer delays. The proposal had not gone into effect. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation withdrew the proposal altogether.

“Consistent with Department and administration priorities, the Department plans to withdraw the [Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking],” it said. A trade group representing major domestic carriers, including American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and United Airlines, praised the move.

“We are encouraged by this Department of Transportation reviewing unnecessary and burdensome regulations that exceed its authority and don’t solve issues important to our customers,” the organization, Airlines for America, said. Currently, airlines must compensate customers when flights are canceled, but not when they are delayed.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump-administration-cancels-biden-plan-to-compensate-airline-passengers-for-delays/

[Stuckinthebush]

1. More evidence that Trump and the GOP don't care about you

They care about businesses first. Period.

[kysrsoze]

2. More winning.

[IronLionZion]

3. "unnecessary and burdensome regulations"

Make Delays Great Again. Let corporations screw Americans as hard as possible.

[Vinca]

4. Their sole reason for doing this is that Biden's name is attached to it. Doesn't matter if it screws Americans.

[Bayard]

6. The only Americans that count have private jets

[Martin68]

5. Populist my eye! Elitist oligarch.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Gee, who knew flight delays weren't "important to our customers"?

[yardwork]

9. NBC evening news did a good story on this last night.

We watch our local station - which is independently owned - and sometimes continue watching as it segues into the NBC evening news.

Most of the time I'm disappointed in how NBC covers Trump but last night they let him have it. They gave credit to Biden for the regulation that Trump is discarding. A casual viewer would definitely not have a good impression of Trump while watching the segment.

More evidence to me that TPTB are getting tired of Trump. They're ready for Vance to take over.