Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3156
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018</strong></p> <p> This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations that require each covered air carrier to: (1) ensure that the purchase of an airline ticket guarantees transportation of the passenger to the advertised destination (subject to reasons prohibiting a passenger from flying as established by the Federal Aviation Administration or any other federal agency); and (2) provide each passenger with alternative transportation to the advertised destination at no additional expense and in a reasonable and timely manner, if the carrier cancels a flight.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3156 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2018 Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To protect airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airline Consumer Protection Act of 2018 . 2. Protecting airline consumers in the case of cancelled flights Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate regulations that require each covered air carrier to— (1) ensure that the purchase of an airline ticket by a passenger does guarantee transportation of the passenger to the advertised destination (excluding reasons that an air carrier may prohibit a passenger from flying that are established by the Federal Aviation Administration or any other Federal agency); and (2) in the case that a covered air carrier cancels a flight, provide each passenger with alternative transportation to the advertised destination at no additional expense to the passenger in a reasonable and timely manner.