CONSUMER ALERT: U.S. drops proposed airline compensation rule

The government would have required airlines to compensate you for flight delays. Here's what it means for your next trip.

The U.S. Department of Transportation last week quietly withdrew a high-profile Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers — up to $775 in cash plus meals, lodging, and rebooking — when flights are delayed or canceled for reasons under the airline's control.

(Not quietly enough. We reported the news hours after it happened in our Friday Forum.)

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