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<p>U.S. <strong>President</strong> <strong>Joe Biden</strong> and the U.S. Department of Transportation are looking to write new rules to require airlines to <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/biden-plans-bolster-us-airline-consumer-protections-2023-05-08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pay passengers in cash</a> for the lengthy flight delays and cancelations they faced and that the airlines themselves are responsible, according to <em>Reuters</em>.</p>
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<p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-1">&#8220;Our top priority has been to get American air travelers a better deal,&#8221; Biden said on Monday.</p>
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<p data-testid="paragraph-2">The Biden administration has made numerous bids targeting airlines and better serve consumer protections for domestic U.S. flights. These protections will extend international flights involving an American carrier&#8217;s origin or destination.</p>
<h5 style="text-align: center;">RELATED: <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/airlines-across-the-country-cancel-thousands-of-flights-amid-summer-travel/?_gl=1*1nx77iu*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTY2NjY2MjM4Mi4xNjgzNTcxODMy*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY4MzU3OTczNy4yLjAuMTY4MzU3OTczNy4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Airlines Across The Country Cancel Thousands Of Flights Amid Summer Travel</a></h5>
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<p data-testid="paragraph-2">The rules of a potential delay are set to be proposed by the end of 2023. However, it would likely take years to finalize those rules.</p>
<p data-testid="paragraph-2">Also on Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg added that upcoming &#8220;summer travel will be putting enormous pressure on the system.&#8221;</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Airlines Scoff At Biden Compensation Plan, No Amount Specified</h3>
<p>While an official amount was not specified, the U.S. Department of Transportation did ask airlines last year if they would pay a minimum of $100 for delays of at least three hours caused by the airlines themselves, according to the outlet.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, some airlines are scoffing at the idea of forking over money for delays.</p>
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<p class="text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__large__nEccO body__full_width__ekUdw body__large_body__FV5_X article-body__element__2p5pI" data-testid="paragraph-5">There is no legal requirement for carriers to compensate American passengers for canceled or delayed flights, but the European Union and other countries <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/non-eu-airlines-liable-compensation-delays-eus-top-court-says-2022-04-07/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">require upwards of 600 euros</a>, or $663, for long delays, <em>Reuters</em> reports.</p>
<p>JetBlue Airways&#8217; updated dashboard shows offers for frequent flyer miles, travel credits, or vouchers when faced with cancellations or delays that are under the airline&#8217;s control that result in passengers waiting three hours or more.</p>
<p>Alaska Airlines, too, offers travel credits or vouchers, but no airline guarantees cash compensation as proposed by Biden and Buttigieg.</p>
<p>Biden&#8217;s approval rating came in at 51% in a poll published by Rasmussen Reports on Monday.</p>
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