(NEXSTAR) – In early September, the Trump administration announced the dismantling of a Biden-era policy to compensate fliers, a move applauded by a trade group calling for more deregulation that could directly affect passengers.

Airlines for America, which lobbies on behalf of United, Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, and other major carriers, sent a 93-page request earlier this year that seeks to undo numerous passenger protection rules to deregulate the industry and usher in a "new 'golden age' of air travel."

Proponents argue that deregulation allows market forces to boost airline competition and efficiency, ideally creating lower prices for customers in the process. Not all travel experts agree, however.

"Many of the rules that have been put in place or suggested by the previous Administr

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