The Brief

A rule that would have required airlines to provide compensation and cover meals and lodging for lengthy flight delays or cancellations has been scrapped by the Trump administration.

In a document posted Thursday, President Donald Trump’s Transportation Department said its plan to drop the proposed rule is "consistent with Department and administration priorities."

What did the rule require?

The backstory:

The rule, proposed in the final weeks of the Biden administration, sought compensation starting at $200 when a flight is canceled or significantly delayed because of a mechanical problem with the plane or an airline computer outage. Compensation as high as $775 was proposed for delays of nine hours or more.

The Transportation Department was also considering free rebooking

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