With increasing passenger complaints against airlines, including tarmac delays, missed arrivals, and more, a U.S. Passenger Bill of Rights is greatly needed! Congress has a proposed bill, which covers only tarmac delays, whereas the European Union (E.U.) has a more comprehensive bill that also compensates passengers for over-bookings and cancellations.
The bill has been in effect since 2005 and applies to non-resident passengers as well, so long as the flight originated from within the E.U. The E.U. Commission is slowly developing a lineage of cases that interpret the law.
Delays are caused by weather, but most commonly by some issues created by or involving the airlines: delayed boarding, unruly passengers, etc. Depending on the severity of the disruptive passenger, the plane may need to take an unscheduled stop (e.g., smoking, shouting vulgarities, indecent exposure, etc.). Airlines are working with authorities to deal with the problem, but in terms of compensating the disrupted passengers – a bill needs to be passed.
Have your voice heard and urge Congress to pass the Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act and for Obama to sign it into law.
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