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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
4/26/2017 • House
Summary
Bumping on Overbooked Airplanes Requires Dealing Fairly Act or the BOARD Fairly Act
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to modify a federal regulation relating to oversold flights to ensure that an air carrier:
- may not refuse to transport a passenger holding a confirmed reserved seat on a flight to provide a seat for another passenger, regardless of whether such passenger is an air carrier employee;
- negotiates and solicits a volunteer to relinquish his or her space before boarding the aircraft; and
- if necessary, continues to increase the amount of compensation offered until a volunteer willingly accepts the offer in exchange for relinquishing a confirmed reserved seat.
Introduced in House • 4/25/2017
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Policy Area: Transportation and Public Works
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAviation and airportsConsumer affairsDepartment of TransportationTransportation costsTransportation employees
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Originated in the House
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April 25, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Introduced in House4/25/2017