Bill Summary
This legislation, called "Consumer Information on Actual Flight Times," requires the Secretary of Transportation to create regulations that will require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual times that a flight takes off and lands for certain domestic passenger flights. This information must be made available to consumers upon request during the reservation or ticketing process, and must also be displayed on the air carrier's website for the most recent month. The bill also provides definitions for "reporting carrier" and "reportable flight."
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could potentially benefit consumers by providing them with more accurate and detailed information about the timing of their flights. This could help them better plan their travel and potentially avoid delays or missed connections.
2. Air carriers would be required to modify their regulations and systems to comply with this legislation, which could potentially result in additional costs and resources for the airline industry. This could lead to higher ticket prices for consumers or other changes in the industry.
3. The definitions and regulations outlined in this legislation could also potentially affect the responsibilities and duties of the Secretary of Transportation and other government agencies involved in overseeing the airline industry. This could impact their workload and priorities.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3481 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3481
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to
require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and
wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2019
Mr. Payne (for himself and Mr. Sires) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to
require air carriers to disclose to consumers the actual wheels-off and
wheels-on times for certain domestic passenger flight segments, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CONSUMER INFORMATION ON ACTUAL FLIGHT TIMES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall modify
regulations contained in section 234.11 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, to ensure that--
(1) a reporting carrier (including its contractors), during
the course of a reservation or ticketing discussion or other
inquiry, discloses to a consumer upon reasonable request the
projected period between the actual wheels-off and wheels-on
times for a reportable flight; and
(2) a reporting carrier displays, on the public internet
website of the carrier, information on the actual wheels-off
and wheels-on times during the most recent calendar month for a
reportable flight.
(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``reporting carrier''
and ``reportable flight'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 234.2 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
the date of enactment of this Act).
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