19-10-2016 21:00 via ktoo.org

New rules would require airlines to refund baggage fees for delayed luggage

Many travelers have resigned themselves to paying $25 or more to check a bag when flying. But that fee becomes especially onerous when the bag doesn’t show up on the carousel at baggage claim.
The White House is proposing a new rule that would require airlines to refund the checked baggage fee if luggage is “substantially delayed,” though it does not define “substantially.”
NPR aviation reporter David Schaper says airlines are already required to compensate passenge
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