Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Flight Refund Fairness Act”.
Flight Refund Fairness Act
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to transfer funds to a ticket agent for cancelled or significantly delayed or changed flights within the time required for air carriers and ticket agents to provide refunds to passengers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Refunds for cancelled or significantly delayed or changed flights
Section 42305(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “promptly” and inserting “, not later than the date described in subsection (b),”; and
in paragraph (3)—
by striking “A refund” and inserting the following:
“(A) Timing—In providing refunds under this subsection, a ticket agent shall provide such a refund to an individual not later than 7 days after the ticket agent receives the funds transferred by the air carrier or foreign air carrier.
“(B) Alternatives—A refund”
in subparagraph (B), as designated by paragraph (2), by striking “subsections (b) and” and inserting “subsection”.