Democratic senators seek to require airlines to pay customers cash and offer hotel rooms, meals for certain delays

WASHINGTON — A group of more than a dozen Senate Democrats wants to force airlines to offer consumers cash as well as a reimbursement for hotels, meals and transportation to lodging when they face significant delays or cancellations caused by the carrier.

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A group of more than a dozen Senate Democrats wants to force airlines to offer consumers cash as well as a reimbursement for hotels, meals and transportation to lodging when they face significant delays or cancellations caused by the carrier

The bill would set a baseline requirement that airlines provide $300 in compensation to travelers for a delay of at least three hours and $600 for one that reaches six hours or more

The trio of Democrats presented their bill as a direct response to the Trump administration mo