---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 C.F.R. § 301-53.3"
title: "41"
number: "301-53.3"
heading: "Denied boarding compensation treatment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/41/301-53.3"
---

# §301-53.3. Denied boarding compensation treatment.


A denied boarding benefit is not a promotional item given by an airline. See the provisions of [§ 301-10.122](/cfr/41/301-10.122.md) of this chapter when an airline denies a seat (involuntary) and [§ 301-10.123](/cfr/41/301-10.123.md) of this chapter when an employee vacates their seat (voluntary).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353.

### Source

Source: FTR Case 2025-05, 90 FR 56893, Dec. 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted.