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The Trump administration said Thursday it is abandoning a Biden-era plan that sought to require airlines to compensate stranded passengers with cash, lodging and meals for flight cancellations or changes caused by a carrier.

The proposed rule would have aligned U.S. policy more closely with European airline consumer protections. It was proposed last December in the final weeks of then-President Joe Biden's administration, leaving its fate in the hands of his Republican successor.

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In a document posted Thursday, President Donald Trump's Transportation Department said its plan to scrap the proposed rule is “consistent with Department and administration priorities.” Trump has sou

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