How to Money · Friday, October 30, 2026
Joel and Matt discuss new rules from the Department of Transportation that expand the events outside of an airline's control, making compensation for delayed or canceled flights more difficult in the US. The hosts point out that categories such as unplanned maintenance and extra aircraft cleaning give airlines broader leeway to avoid issuing refunds.
“Essentially, the DOT added events that qualify as activities or incidences that are outside of the airline's control.”
“So basically what it means, unless you're like flying, flying from Europe, the, your ability to be compensated for a delayed flight just got even more difficult in the United States of America.”