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49 USC § 41727 - Passenger Rights 1 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s41727"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "49 USC § 41727 - Passenger Rights 1"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "41727"
section_name: "Passenger Rights 1"
chapter_number: 417
chapter_name: "OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "REQUIREMENTS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added and amended Pub. L. 118–63, title V, § 510(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1193.)"
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# 1 Passenger Rights 1

So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

**(a)** **Guidelines.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall require each covered air carrier to submit a summarized 1-page document that describes the rights of passengers in air transportation, including guidelines for the following:

**(1)** Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight delays of various lengths.

**(2)** Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight diversions.

**(3)** Compensation (regarding rebooking options, refunds, meals, and lodging) for flight cancellations.

**(4)** Compensation for mishandled baggage, including delayed, damaged, pilfered, or lost baggage.

**(5)** Voluntary relinquishment of a ticketed seat due to overbooking or priority of other passengers.

**(6)** Involuntary denial of boarding and forced removal for whatever reason, including for safety and security reasons.

**(b)** **Filing of Summarized Guidelines.—** Not later than 90 days after each air carrier submits its guidelines to the Secretary under subsection (a), the air carrier shall make available such 1-page document in a prominent location on its website.

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**Source Credit**: (Added and amended Pub. L. 118–63, title V, § 510(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1193.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section, as added and amended by , is based on , , , which was formerly set out as a note preceding  before being transferred to this chapter and renumbered as this section.

### Amendments

2024—, transferred  to this chapter, renumbered it as this section, and amended style of section catchline. See Codification note above.

Subsec. (a). , substituted “The Secretary” for “Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary” in introductory provisions.