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§42306 Know Your Rights Posters

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part A— AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart ii— economic regulation › Chapter 423— PASSENGER AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS › § 42306

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each large hub airport, medium hub airport, and small hub airport with scheduled passenger service must post clear signs that explain passengers’ rights under federal law about delays and cancellations, refunds, being bumped or oversold, and lost, delayed, or damaged baggage. The signs must be in visible spots like ticket counters, security checkpoints, and gates. Airports must tell and help passengers who identify as having a disability (per 14 CFR 382.3) get the same information and accessibility assistance.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §42306

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(a)Each large hub airport, medium hub airport, and small hub airport with scheduled passenger service shall prominently display posters that clearly and concisely outline the rights of airline passengers under Federal law with respect to, at a minimum—
(1)flight delays and cancellations;
(2)refunds;
(3)bumping of passengers from flights and the oversale of flights; and
(4)lost, delayed, or damaged baggage.
(b)Posters described in subsection (a) shall be displayed in conspicuous locations throughout the airport, including ticket counters, security checkpoints, and boarding gates.
(c)Each large hub airport, medium hub airport, and small hub airport with scheduled passenger service shall ensure that passengers with a disability (as such term is defined in section 382.3 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) who identify themselves as having such a disability are notified of the availability of accessibility assistance and shall assist such passengers in connecting to the appropriate entities to obtain the same information required in this section that is provided to other passengers.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Delayed

Effective Date

of Section Section effective 1 year after May 16, 2024, see

Effective Date

note below.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 118–63, title V, § 504(d), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1191, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 46301 of this title] shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [May 16, 2024].”

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 42306

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60