DOT Scraps Air Traveler Hotline Rulemaking – Airlines Breathe Easier Now
Published Date: 8/19/2025
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Summary
The Department of Transportation is stopping its plan to create a consumer hotline for air travelers because a new law removed the need for it. Airlines won’t have to display a hotline number on their websites or at airports anymore. This change means no new rules or costs for travelers or airlines, and the DOT is keeping things simple and smooth.
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DOT Cancels Airline Hotline Rule
The Department of Transportation has terminated the planned rulemaking (RIN 2105-AE83) that would have created a consumer complaints hotline and required airlines to display the hotline number on their websites and at airports. Congress removed that requirement in section 520 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Pub. L. 118-63), so there will be no new DOT rule or new costs for travelers or airlines from this action.
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