• Congress Wants To Make Sure Flying Still Sucks

  • May 1 2024
  • Length: 23 mins
  • Podcast

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Congress Wants To Make Sure Flying Still Sucks

  • Summary

  • After years of pressure, the Department of Transportation announced it would require airlines to automatically refund flyers the cost of canceled or significantly delayed flights. Days later, a bipartisan group of senators — who also happen to be some of the largest recipients of campaign cash from the airline industry — unveiled new legislation that could undermine that rule.


    In this episode of Lever Time, Lever reporter Katya Schwenk unpacks how a small line in a massive bill could quietly kill a consumer protection rule that was years in the making.


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