The Department of Transportation is dropping a proposed rule that would have required airlines to offer cash to passengers whose flights were disrupted.

The rule, which never went into effect, would have required carriers to provide compensation "to mitigate passenger inconveniences" for cancellations or delays that were within a carrier's control.

Reuters was the first to report that the Transportation Department was shelving the proposal.

The proposal was introduced under President Biden and then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. It would've required airlines to pay up to $300 for domestic delays of three to six hours and up to $775 for flight delays lasting at least nine hours.

"The ability of airlines to choose the services that they provide to mitigate passenger inconveni

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