14 CFR § 260.3 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t14/s260.3"
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title: "14 CFR § 260.3 - Applicability."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "260.3"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "260"
part_name: "REFUNDS FOR AIRLINE FARE AND ANCILLARY SERVICE FEES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 40101(a), 41702, 41712, and 42305."
regulatory_source: "DOT-OST-2022-0089 and DOT-OST-2016-0208, 89 FR 32832, Apr. 26, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "260"
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# 260.3 Applicability.

This part applies to: covered carriers that are the merchants of record; covered carriers that operate the flight or, for multiple-carrier itineraries, covered carriers that operate the last segment of a flight where a ticket agent is the merchant of record for a checked bag fee; and covered carriers that fail to provide an ancillary service (other than checked bag service) for which the consumer paid where a ticket agent is the merchant of record for an ancillary service fee other than checked bag fee.