Siding with big corporations over stressed out travelers, Trump’s Department of Transportation ditches rule that requires airlines to pay cash compensation to passengers facing flight delays and disrupted flights
Flying is already a hassle, and the rate of delayed flights has increased, yet Trump and Republicans have decided America’s flyers deserve more mistreatment and are letting corporate airlines skirt accountability when they strand passengers due to disrupted flights.
This week, Trump’s Department of Transportation abruptly repealed a Democratic-driven consumer-first rule that would have required airlines to financially compensate passengers for flight delays and disruptions. The rule would have required airlines to pay at least $200 for flight cancellations or significant delays due to mechanical problems or computer outages and up to $775 for delays of nine hours or more.
But, thanks to Republicans, passengers will now only get more time with plastic chairs at an airport gate or the carpeted floor with their luggage as a pillow.
DCCC Spokesperson Viet Shelton: “Republicans already made it clear they care more about big corporations than everyday Americans when they passed the Big, Ugly Law. But now, to add insult to injury, they want to stick it to America’s stranded travellers by taking away the small amount of financial relief they are owed. Talk about tone deaf.”
