# § 42304. Widespread disruptions
**(a)** **General Requirements.—** In the event of a widespread disruption, a covered air carrier shall immediately publish, via a prominent link on the air carrier’s public internet website, a clear statement indicating whether, with respect to a passenger of the air carrier whose travel is interrupted as a result of the widespread disruption, the air carrier will—
**(1)** provide for hotel accommodations;
**(2)** arrange for ground transportation;
**(3)** provide meal vouchers;
**(4)** arrange for air transportation on another air carrier or foreign air carrier to the passenger’s destination; and
**(5)** provide for sleeping facilities inside the airport terminal.
**(b)** **Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
**(1)** **Widespread disruption.—** The term “widespread disruption” means, with respect to a covered air carrier, the interruption of all or the overwhelming majority of the air carrier’s systemwide flight operations, including flight delays and cancellations, as the result of the failure of 1 or more computer systems or computer networks of the air carrier.
**(2)** **Covered air carrier.—** The term “covered air carrier” means an air carrier that provides scheduled passenger air transportation by operating an aircraft that as originally designed has a passenger capacity of 30 or more seats.
**(c)** **Savings Provision.—** Nothing in this section may be construed to modify, abridge, or repeal any obligation of an air carrier under section 42301.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title IV, § 428(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3341.)