Not much has changed with the elimination of bag-sizers since you’ll still need to respect the rules regulating the size of bags and their contents. In addition to a single carry-on, American Airlines ...

The U.S. airline industry is lobbying to roll back key consumer protection regulations. Proposed changes include eliminating automatic refunds and rules for transparent pricing. Imagine this: Your ...

Under a Biden administration proposal, cash compensation was to be required in cases of cancellations that were the fault of the airline. Photo Credit: Nuno Andre/Shutterstock The Transportation ...

A number of airline passenger protections could be rolled back under the Trump administration if the Department of ...

President Joe Biden said Monday his administration will write new regulations that will require airlines to compensate air travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for ...

As airlines quietly dismantle decades of consumer protections, passengers risk losing automatic refunds, fee transparency, and disability safeguards.

The U.S. Transportation Department will not enforce certain rules requiring airlines to reimburse or provide protections for ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to scale back or eliminate some airline passenger protection rules that were enacted or proposed under the Biden administration and earlier, siding ...

Q: In your July 21 column, "The fate of consumer-protection rules," you wrote, "It will be a year until the president's immediate-repeal directive can take effect, and it will probably be another year ...

Southwest Airlines is ending its long-standing "Customer of Size" policy that allowed plus-size travelers to secure extra seating without up-front costs. Beginning 27 January 2026, passengers who ...