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Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60

§41727 Passenger Rights 11 So in Original. Probably Should Not Be Capitalized.

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part A— AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart ii— economic regulation › Chapter 417— OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › Subchapter I— REQUIREMENTS › § 41727

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation must require each covered airline to create a one-page summary that tells passengers their rights. It must explain what passengers can get for delays, diversions, and cancellations (like rebooking, refunds, meals, or hotel), what happens with late, damaged, stolen, or lost baggage, what applies when a passenger gives up a seat because of overbooking or priority, and what applies if someone is denied boarding or removed for any reason, including safety or security. After sending those rules to the Secretary, each airline must post the one-page summary in a prominent place on its website within 90 days.

Full Legal Text

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.

Legislative History

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.

Reference

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 41727

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60