Yippee! Airlines must now issue automatic refunds for canceled flights

Boing Boing— Airlines are notorious for their reluctance to issue refunds for canceled or delayed flights, making the refund process a nightmare for countless travelers. You practically have to beg for a refund, and the airlines employ a bureaucratic labyrinth that makes it very difficult to communicate with them. — Read the rest

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.

KLFY—Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights. The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage or canceling a reservation. The Transportation Department said airlines will be required to provide automatic cash refunds within a few days for canceled flights and “significant” delays. Under []

Black Enterprise—Airlines Must Now Give Refunds For Cancellations And Disclose All Fees. A government crackdown on airlines now orders cash refunds on flights that are cancelled or greatly delayed, as well as price transparencies.