The airline delay rule that would trim meal and hotel perks was set to start Monday. DOT has pushed it to Feb. 1
The airline delay rule that would trim meal and hotel perks was set to start Monday. DOT has pushed it to Feb. 1 The rule, ordered by Congress in 2024, now applies to flights starting Jan. 1, 2027. Refund rights are not changing. By Alberto Zamudio | The Southbound 105 | Oct. 18, 2026 If your flight out of LAX gets scrubbed by a surprise maintenance problem this holiday season, the rules on who's to blame aren't changing just yet. A federal rule that would stop counting 10 kinds of flight disruptions as the airline's fault was scheduled to take effect Monday, Oct. 19. The U.S. Department of Transportation has now pushed that date back to Feb. 1, 2027, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Oct. 15. What the rule does Congress ordered the change in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. DOT's final rule, published Sept. 3, 2026, tells airlines to stop reporting 10 specific events under the "Air Carrier" cause code, which is reserved for...