If your flight is delayed you may be entitled to a refund or compensation under commitments various airlines have made to the Department of Transportation. A new rule from the DOT that went into ...

If passed, the DOT’s current Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) would require airlines to pay customers cash compensation after a significant (controllable) flight delay or cancellation.

The DOT is seeking maximum civil penalties against Southwest (NYSE:LUV) for what it claims are “chronically delayed flights,” defined as a flight flown at least 10 times a month that arrives ...

No US airline makes cash payments to customers for long-delayed flights, according to the Department of Transportation, but proposed rules could require them to ...

Travel insurance can make up for what Delta's delay compensation ... airlines must follow. The DOT states that airlines are now required to compensate for delays for flights departing the U.S ...

The Transportation Department ... disruptions for the four chronically delayed flights. USDOT last month sought comment on whether it should mandate cash compensation for lengthy delays or ...

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines and a fine against Frontier Airlines as part of a crackdown on how carriers handle flight delays.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The U.S. Department of Transportation ... flights covered by the DOT’s order or any future flight cancellations or delays within the following calendar year. Future ...

While passengers are entitled to refunds for canceled flights ... cash compensation for delays, but the big four (American, Delta, Southwest and United) all offer hotel and ground transportation ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation sued Southwest Airlines Wednesday, alleging it illegally operates flights ... to set up a compensation system for customers impacted by delays and cancellations.