Flight delayed or canceled? Here's how you can get a full refund under MAJOR airline shake-up


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dailym.ai— The government has nailed down rules of what constitutes a 'significant' delay. Airlines will not be able to substitute a cash refund for vouchers or travel credits. Customers will not have to face frustrating wait times to get their money back

KHON2—Flight delayed or canceled? Airlines have to give you an automatic refund now. “Passengers deserve to know upfront what costs they are facing and should get their money back when an airline owes them - without having to ask,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a statement.

Japan Today—Japan Airlines cancels flight after captain gets drunk at U.S. hotel. Japan Airlines Co said Friday it recently canceled a flight from Dallas to Tokyo after the 49-year-old captain engaged in disruptive behavior while drunk at his hotel in the U.S. city and received a warning from local police. The airline said it decided to cancel Flight 11 to Tokyo's Haneda

Entrepreneur—Passengers Are Now Entitled to a Full Cash Refund for Canceled Flights, 'Significant' Delays. The Department of Transportation on Wednesday said passengers now have the right to a full cash refund on canceled and significantly delayed flights. about the new travel rules, here.