Air Travel Tips
Published Friday, May 12th 2023
Save time, money and aggravation on your next flight.
Save time, money and aggravation on your next flight.
You might be surprised to find that, in the U.S., no federal law or regulation specifies what “rights” you have when an airline cancels your flight. The only federal laws or regulations applying to so-called “irregular operations” deal narrowly with bumping due to an oversold flight and extended tarmac delays. Beyond that, your rights as a canceled passenger are limited based on the airlines’ contracts of carriage, plus relevant principles of general contract law.