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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. AIR CARRIER PASSENGER SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:

''SUBCHAPTER IV--AIR CARRIER PASSENGER SERVICES

''Sec. 41781. Definitions
''In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
''(1) Air transportation.--The term 'air transportation'
includes intrastate air transportation.
''(2) Covered air carrier.--The term 'covered air carrier'
means an air carrier holding a certificate issued under section
41102 that conducts scheduled passenger air transportation.
''Sec. 41782. Standards for air carrier passenger services
''(a) Passenger Complaints.--A covered air carrier shall establish
and implement procedures for handling complaints from passengers of the
air carrier.
''(b) Diversions, Delays, and Cancellations.--
''(1) Notification of passengers.--A covered air carrier
shall provide customers at an airport and on board an aircraft,
in a timely, reasonable, and truthful manner, the best
information available to the air carrier regarding a delay,
cancellation, or diversion affecting the customers' flight,
including--
''(A) the cause of the delay, cancellation, or
diversion; and
''(B) for a delayed flight, the air carrier's best
estimate of departure time.
''(2) Methods for notification.--In complying with this
subsection, a covered air carrier shall use airport overhead
announcements, on aircraft announcements, and postings on
airport television monitors.
''(c) Departure and Arrival Delays.--
''(1) Right of passengers to exit an aircraft.--Subject to
paragraph (2), a covered air carrier operating an aircraft in a
flight in air transportation shall establish and implement
procedures to allow passengers to exit the aircraft in the case
of a departure or arrival delay which would otherwise require
passengers to remain on the aircraft on the ground prior to
departure or arrival for a period exceeding 3 hours.
''(2) Exceptions.--
''(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply--
''(i) if the pilot of such flight
reasonable determines that such flight will
depart or arrive not later than 30 minutes
after the 3-hour delay; or
''(ii) if the pilot of such flight
reasonable determines that permitting a
passenger to deplane would jeopardize passenger
safety or security.
''(B) Extension of 30-minute period.--A pilot may
extend the 30-minute period referred to in subparagraph
(A)(i) by not more than an additional 30 minutes in the
case of an unanticipated extension of the delay.
''(3) Essential services.--A covered air carrier operating
an aircraft in air transportation shall provide for the
essential needs of passengers at all times during which the
aircraft is on the ground in the event of a departure or
arrival delay, including the needs of passengers for food,
water meeting the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act or
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as appropriate,
sanitary facilities, medical access, adequate ventilation, and
comfortable cabin temperatures.
''(d) Chronically Delayed Flights.--
''(1) Publication of list of flights.--A covered air
carrier shall publish and update monthly on the Internet
website of the air carrier a list of chronically delayed
flights operated by the air carrier.
''(2) Disclosure to customers when purchasing tickets.--
Regardless of the method used by a consumer to contact a
covered air carrier, the air carrier shall disclose, without
being requested, the on-time performance for a chronically
delayed flight of the air carrier whenever a customer makes a
reservation or purchases a ticket on such a flight.
''(3) Chronically delayed flight defined.--In this
subsection, the term 'chronically delayed flight' means a
regularly scheduled flight in air transportation that has
failed to arrive within 30 minutes of the scheduled arrival
time of the flight at least 40 percent of the time during the
most recent 3-month period for which data is available.
''(e) Fares, Schedules, and Itineraries.--
''(1) Publication of information.--A covered air carrier
shall publish lowest fare information, and information on
schedules and itineraries, with respect to regularly scheduled
flights of the air carrier in air transportation.
''(2) Availability of information.--Information to be
published under paragraph (1) shall be updated in a timely
manner and shall be made available to the public on the
Internet website of the air carrier.
''(f) Baggage.--If a passenger of a covered air carrier submits a
claim to the air carrier for lost baggage, the air carrier shall make
every reasonable effort to return the baggage to the passenger within
24 hours.
''(g) Passenger Rights Notification.--A covered air carrier shall
prominently display for passengers of the air carrier information
outlining the consumer rights of the passengers, including the rights
specified in this section.
''(h) Contract of Carriage.--Each covered air carrier shall
incorporate the consumer rights specified in this section into the
contract of carriage of the air carrier.
''Sec. 41783. Procedures for departure delays
''(a) Procedures to Permit Pilots to Return to Airport Terminals.--
The Secretary of Transportation shall work in coordination with air
carriers to ensure that a pilot operating an aircraft in a flight in
air transportation that is affected by a long departure delay is
permitted to return the aircraft to the airport terminal to allow
passengers to exit the aircraft without losing the position of the
flight in the departure sequence.
''(b) Contingency Plans for Weather Emergencies.--
''(1) Coordination of plans.--The Secretary shall review
the emergency contingency plans of air carriers and airports to
ensure that the plans will effectively address weather
emergencies in a coordinated manner.
''(2) Meeting.--In carrying out this subsection, the
Secretary shall convene a meeting of representatives of air
carriers, airports, and the Federal Aviation Administration to
develop procedures to better respond to weather emergencies
resulting in long departure delays.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 417 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

''subchapter iv--air carrier passenger services

''41781. Definitions.
''41782. Standards for air carrier passenger services.
''41783. Procedures for departure delays.''.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue
final regulations to carry out section 41782 of title 49, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. The regulations shall
require covered air carriers to comply with the requirements of such
section 41782 not later than one year after such date of enactment.

SEC. 3. DIVERTED FLIGHTS.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study
of the ability of air carriers to provide for the essential needs of
passengers, including adequate food and water, in cases in which a
flight of the air carrier is diverted for an unscheduled landing at an
airport due to a weather situation or other emergency
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a
report on the results of the study, including methods for ensuring that
the essential needs of passengers are met in the case of a diverted
flight described in subsection (a).
A:
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2007 - Requires a covered airline to: (1) establish procedures for handling passenger complaints; (2) provide customers at the airport and aboard an aircraft with information regarding delay, cancellation, or diversion; (3) establish procedures to allow passengers to exit the aircraft in the case of a departure or arrival delay which would require passengers to remain on a grounded aircraft for more than three hours, with specified exceptions; (4) provide passengers on a departure- or arrival-delayed grounded aircraft with essential ventilation, food, water, sanitary, and medical services; (5) publish a monthly list of its chronically delayed flights and provide such information upon ticket purchase; (6) publish and update lowest fare and schedule information; and (7) make every reasonable effort to return lost baggage within 24 hours.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) review airline and airport emergency contingency plans for bad weather; (2) work with air carriers to ensure that a pilot operating a (long) departure delayed-flight is permitted to return the aircraft to the terminal to allow passengers to exit the aircraft without losing the flight's departure sequence position; and (3) conduct a study of the ability of air carriers to provide for passengers' essential needs in cases of diverted flights.