14 CFR § 323.18 - Carriers' obligations when terminating, suspending, or reducing air service.

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title: "14 CFR § 323.18 - Carriers' obligations when terminating, suspending, or reducing air service."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "323.18"
section_name: "Carriers' obligations when terminating, suspending, or reducing air service."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS"
part_number: "323"
part_name: "TERMINATIONS, SUSPENSIONS, AND REDUCTIONS OF SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. Chapters 401, 411, 417."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. 82, 50 FR 2430, Jan. 16, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 323.18 Carriers' obligations when terminating, suspending, or reducing air service.

Any air carrier that terminates, suspends, or reduces air service, whether or not subject to the notice requirements of this part, shall make reasonable efforts to contact all passengers holding reservations on the affected flights to inform them of the flights' cancellation.