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Airlines must now give refunds for canceled flights instantly

New rules also expand conditions that require a refund

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Airlines are required to give passengers refunds when their flight is canceled. Now, thanks to a new U.S. Department of Transportation rule, those refunds must be made without delay.

“Passengers deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them—without headaches or haggling,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote in a post on X. “Today, our automatic refund rule goes into full effect. Airlines are required to provide prompt cash refunds without passengers...

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