US government's new 'passenger protections' take effect

Posted 24/08/2011

New US Dept. of Transportation (DOT) regulations aimed at providing "protections" for airline passengers went into effect Tuesday, boosting compensation for involuntarily bumped passengers and imposing a 4-hr. tarmac delay limit on international flights at US airports.

Originally published 24 Aug 2011 at: http://feeds.atwonline.com/~r/AtwDailyNews/~3/Rn9bMVHTVCk/us-governments-new-passenger-protections-take-effect-0823

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