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In April, the FAA<\/a> announced new rules to expand the rights of airline passengers, and those regulations take effect 8\/23\/11. These new regulations include provisions to:
\n\u2022 Force airlines to display all potential fees for services and amenities such as baggage check, meals, and canceling reservations on their websites;
\n\u2022 Refund any baggage fees for lost luggage in addition to current rules which say they must compensate travelers for lost or damaged belongings;
\n\u2022 Increase compensation for passengers bumped from flights and delayed for up to two hours to twice the ticket price, up to $650, and for those delayed longer than two hours to as much as four times ticket value, up to $1,300. Formerly shorter delays brought compensation equal to ticket value up to $400 and longer delays were capped at $800;
\n\u2022 Allow US regulators to fine carriers as much as $27,500 per customer for leaving passengers on foreign flights stranded on a tarmac for more than four hours. (This expands a 2009 rule prohibiting delays of more than three hours for domestic flights by US carriers.)<\/p>\n

In addition to these, there are some other rules that the Department of Transportation proposed that go into effect Jan. 24, 2012, and those include:
\n\u2022 Allowing customers to change or cancel reservations within 24 hours of booking without a penalty fee as long as the reservation was made at least a week before departure;
\n\u2022 Forcing airlines to immediately notify passengers of cancellations, diversions, and delays of more than 30 minutes;
\n\u2022 And requiring carriers to display all government taxes and fees in their advertised prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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