The Department of Transportation under President Donald Trump is scrapping a Biden-era plan that sought to require airlines to compensate passengers for airline-caused flight delays or cancellations, according to a document posted Thursday.

The proposal, introduced for public comment in December in the final weeks of the Biden administration, called for airlines to pay passengers between $200 and $775 in cash and to cover any meals, hotels and transportation expenses related to a flight disruption within the carrier’s control, such as a mechanical issue. The proposal would have also mandated that airlines rebook passengers on the next available flight at no additional cost.

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Officials said Thursday in the document withdrawing the proposal that doing so was “consistent

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