§41727 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

§41727 Passenger Rights 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

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Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Transportation Secretary must require every covered airline to give the Department a one-page summary that explains passengers’ rights when flying. The page must explain compensation and options for delays, diversions, and cancellations (like rebooking, refunds, meals, and lodging); pay for mishandled baggage (delayed, damaged, stolen, or lost); what happens if a passenger gives up a seat on purpose (for example when a flight is overbooked); and rules for being denied boarding or removed from a plane. After an airline sends this summary to the Secretary, the airline must post that one-page document in a prominent spot on its website within 90 days.

Title 49, §41727

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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall require each covered air carrier to submit a summarized 1-page document that describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, including guidelines for the following:

(1)Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight delays of various lengths.

(2)Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight diversions.

(3)Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight cancellations.

(4)Compensation for mishandled baggage, including delayed, damaged, pilfered, or lost baggage.

(5)Voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers.

(6)Involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal for whatever reason, including for safety and security reasons.

(b)Not later than 90 days after each air carrier submits its guidelines to the Secretary under subsection (a), the air carrier shall make available such 1-page document in a prominent location on its website.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section, as added and amended by section 510(a) of Pub. L. 118–63, is based on Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 429, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3341, which was formerly set out as a note preceding section 42301 of this title before being transferred to this chapter and renumbered as this section.

Amendments

2024—Pub. L. 118–63, § 510(a)(1), transferred section 429 of Pub. L. 115–254 to this chapter, renumbered it as this section, and amended style of section catchline. See Codification note above. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–63, § 510(a)(2), substituted “The Secretary” for “Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary” in introductory provisions.