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Airline Changes Set for Congressional Approval: Pet, Seat Size, and Overbooking Rules
27.07.2023 - 18:08 / smartertravel.com
The final language for an air travel bill called the FAA Reauthorization Act has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and is expected to get final approval by the Senate. The new bill would secure funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for five years and establish new provisions on matters like pets onboard planes, involuntary bumping on overbooked flights, and research into minimum plane seat sizes.
This version of the FAA Reauthorization Act also accomplishes a number of other things: It waters down a ticketing provision that really worried experts, drops a fee-regulation provision that many consumer advocates considered important, and proposes a deadline on addressing the controversial issue of minimum plane seat sizes. Here’s what would come of the bill as it stands now, and what it all means for air travel.
Related:3 Big Problems with the New FAA Bill New FAA-Regulated Airline ChangesAt its most basic level, the bill extends FAA funding through 2023. This will allow the agency to continue to operate and improve air traffic control systems and airport developments without having to wait out cliffhanger budgets for each new fiscal year. The bill also addresses a long list of issues dealing with drones and lithium-ion batteries in flight—rapidly changing technologies that need to be carefully controlled for safety reasons.
The pro-consumer provisions of the act are relatively minor and, as far as I know, generated little organized opposition. For consumers, the current FAA Reauthorization Act will:
Prohibit placing in-cabin animals in overhead baggage bins Require preferential boarding for pregnant passengers Prohibit airlines from deplaning travelers already seated in a plane except for safety reasons (not for involuntary bumping situations) Require airlines to publish specifics about compensation and adjustments available to travelers in the event of widespread disruptions in service Expand assistance requirements for travelers with disabilities Continue the ban on in-cabin voice communications, presumably including Wi-Fi calling Continue the ban on in-flight smoking, specifically extending the ban to e-cigarettes Extend the Advisory Committee for Consumer Protection through 2023, and create a Department of Transportation staff position called “Consumer Advocate” Related:FAA Issues Terrifying Warning About Lithium-Ion Batteries Retained But Weakened: Large Ticket Agency RulesThe final bill retains a requirement that “large ticket agencies” provide a consistent level of consumer protection regardless of where travelers buy their tickets. The big online ticket agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia and Booking.com strongly opposed the original requirement, as did metasearch
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