The Trump administration has officially withdrawn a proposal that would have compensated airline passengers for significant delays caused by issues within a carrier's control.

Though the move was announced in September , the Department of Transportation formalized it in the Federal Register on Monday. It stated that it was withdrawing the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking submitted under President Joe Biden in December.

Under the Biden-era plan, passengers would have received reimbursements based on how long the delays lasted. The scale began at $200 and went up to $775 for delays that lasted at least nine hours.

The proposal was never enacted, but would have put U.S. regulation more closely aligned with airline rules in Europe.

A spokesperson for the department said last week

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