A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require that airline passengers be given adequate notice of delays, cancellations, and changes in scheduled stops of flights, and for other purposes.
Airline Passengers Right to Know Act - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to mandate that air carriers: (1) notify passengers of flight delays, cancellations, and changes in scheduled stops; and (2) provide either rebates or compensation to passengers if the air carrier fails to notify them.
Requires the Secretary to order an air carrier to provide such rebate or compensation if the Secretary determines, upon complaint, that an entitled passenger has been denied the rebate or compensation.
Requires that air carriers include on each passenger's airline ticket specified information regarding the air service record of such air carrier, together with a postcard addressed to the Consumer Affairs Office of the Department of Transportation which contains a complaint form concerning flight cancellation, delay, or luggage handling.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to investigate possible deceptive flight schedules and possible flight cancellations made for economic reasons. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress the number of scheduled flight delays and the causes for such delays.
Speaker Appointed Additional Conferee: Rahall, Vice Howard, Deceased.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
See H.R.3051.
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