14 CFR § 250.7 - Provision to implement the Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2018.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s250.7"
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title: "14 CFR § 250.7 - Provision to implement the Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2018."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "250.7"
section_name: "Provision to implement the Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2018."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "250"
part_name: "OVERSALES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 41102, 41301, 41708, 41709, and 41712."
regulatory_source: "ER-1306, 47 FR 52985, Nov. 24, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "250"
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# 250.7 Provision to implement the Transparency Improvements and Compensation to Keep Every Ticketholder Safe Act of 2018.

(a) *Boarded passengers.* A covered air carrier may not deny a revenue passenger traveling on a confirmed reservation permission to board, or involuntarily remove that passenger from the aircraft, once a revenue passenger has:

(1) Checked in for the flight prior to the check-in deadline; and

(2) Had their ticket or boarding pass collected or electronically scanned and accepted by the gate agent.

(b) *Limitations.* The prohibition pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall not apply when:

(1) There is a safety, security, or health risk with respect to that revenue passenger or there is a safety or security issue requiring removal of a revenue passenger; or

(2) The revenue passenger is engaging in behavior that is obscene, disruptive, or otherwise unlawful.

(c) *Rule of construction.* Nothing in this section may be construed to limit or otherwise affect the responsibility or authority of a pilot in command of an aircraft under 14 CFR 121.533, or limit any penalty under section 46504 of title 49, United States Code.

[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2020-0251, 86 FR 2538, Jan. 13, 2021]