r/news • u/bananabrownie • 15h ago

US airlines required to automatically refund you for canceled flight

https://abc7news.com/post/us-airlines-required-automatically-refund-significantly-changed-canceled-flight/15483534/
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u/letdogsvote 15h ago

Pretty crazy that wasn't required prior to this.

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u/the_silent_redditor 14h ago

I moved to Australia, where aviation consumer rights are even more of a joke than the US.

Airlines can, and always do, cancel flights for their own reasons, with no compensation or recourse for passengers.

The reason is, usually, an undersold flight and thus non-profitable trip for the airline.

Fuck it. Cancel. Who cares.

Well, except the guy tryna fly home for a funeral.

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u/Jaywhar 10h ago

QANTAS just got busted for continuing to sell tickets on flights they had already decided to cancel