FAIR Fees Act of 2026

Limits airline fees for air travelers

This bill would require the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules within 270 days after enactment. The rules would ban airline fees that are unreasonable or disproportionate to the carrier's costs. Covered fees would include reservation change or cancellation fees, checked and carry-on baggage charges, seat choice or assignment, and priority boarding. The rules would also cover other fees related to passenger flights. Standards would require considering carriers' net costs or benefits for changes and cancellations, electronic processing and labor costs, the carrier's ability to refill freed seats, and fare differences. The rules would require that passengers traveling with children age 13 or younger can sit with those children at no extra charge. The Secretary would need to update the standards at least every three years.