Trump Administration Ditches Biden-Era Proposed Plan

Biden's administration proposed a rule that would have required airlines to automatically compensate airline passengers.

The Trump administration is ditching a plan that was proposed while Biden was in office, but had not yet been imposed.

Former President Biden’s administration proposed the rule that would have required airlines to automatically compensate airline passengers. The funds would come after any disruptions such as flight delays or any other inconveniences that impacted their travel plans. It was part of Biden’s push against “junk fees” that cost consumers millions each year.

The Department of Transportation described the move to ditch the rule as part of its broader claw-back of federal government overreach. It was said that the some of the Biden-era efforts went beyond what Congress has required by statute and the department intends to reconsider those extra-statutory requirements.