14 CFR § 259.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s259.1"
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title: "14 CFR § 259.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "259.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "259"
part_name: "ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 40101(a)(4), 40101(a)(9), 40113(a), 41702, 41708, 41712, 42301, and 42305."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 69002, Dec. 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "259"
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# 259.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to mitigate hardships for airline passengers during lengthy tarmac delays and otherwise to bolster air carriers' accountability to consumers.