Trump administration ditches Biden plan to compensate travelers for airline delays

The Trump administration has officially withdrawn a Biden-era proposal that would have compensated airline passengers for significant delays caused by issues within a carrier's control.

The Trump administration has officially withdrawn a proposal that would have compensated airline passengers for significant delays caused by issues within a carrier's control.

Though the move was announced in September, the Transportation Department formalized it in the Federal Register on Monday. It said it was withdrawing the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking submitted under President Joe Biden in December.

Under the Biden-era plan, passengers would have received reimbursements based on how long delays lasted. The scale began at $200 and went up to $775 for delays that lasted at least nine hours.

The proposal, which was never enacted, would have aligned U.S. regulation more closely with airline rules in Europe.

A spokesperson for the department said last week that the Biden-era proposal "does not reflect the compensation consumers are currently entitled to with respect to delays and cancellations."