{"id":1797460,"date":"2023-01-06T11:04:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797460"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:05:16","slug":"lawmaker-calls-for-airline-passenger-bill-of-rights-after-southwest-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-calls-for-airline-passenger-bill-of-rights-after-southwest-meltdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmaker Calls For Airline Passenger \u2018Bill Of Rights\u2019 After Southwest Meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawmaker-calls-for-airline-passenger-bill-of-rights-after-southwest-meltdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1797460&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/richard-blumenthal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Richard Blumenthal<\/a> (D-CT), plans to reintroduce legislation that creates a \u201cbill of rights\u201d For <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/air-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airline<\/a> Following the recent logistical crisis at, passengers <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/southwest-airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southwest Airlines<\/a> This left thousands of passengers without a home across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Two-thirds of the flights were cancelled by the company during busy seasons Christmas travel season, even after severe winter <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weather<\/a> Conditions had improved and other airlines had stopped cancelling an increased number of flights. Southwest An announcement was made about a return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/southwest-says-it-will-resume-normal-operations-on-friday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">normal operations<\/a> Start with December 30; Cancellation <a href=\"https:\/\/flightaware.com\/live\/cancelled\/yesterday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> FlightAware has provided data that shows the company is currently on par with other major airlines.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal Submit legislation to the new Congress It would provide passengers affected by future flight cancellations with various reimbursement guarantees. \u201cThe kind of disaster that we saw with Southwest simply dramatizes an ongoing failure by the airlines to respect basic passenger rights,\u201d The lawmakers stated that in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/airline-passenger-bill-of-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> CBS. \u201cRental cars, hotel, meals, no questions asked, money back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/3222?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Airline+Passengers%27+Bill+of+Rights%22%2C%22Airline%22%2C%22Passengers%27%22%2C%22Bill%22%2C%22of%22%2C%22Rights%22%5D%7D&#038;s=1&#038;r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legislation<\/a> Filed by Blumenthal During the last Congress Would have granted \u201cprotections for airline passengers from being required to involuntarily relinquish their seats,\u201d Mandatory \u201ctraining on the rights of passengers\u201d Restrictions for airline staff \u201cunreasonable air carrier fees,\u201d Provided \u201ccompensation to passengers\u201d You can cancel or delay your flight.<\/p>\n<p>Other After the holiday travel meltdown in December, lawmakers have also called for tighter regulations of the airline industry. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Cited an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bernie-sanders-ro-khanna-tear-into-pete-buttigieg-over-southwest-airlines-fiasco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier admonition<\/a> To Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg They also demanded that the official establish rules for refunds for passengers who were affected by cancelled or delayed flight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaxpayers bailed out the airline industry during their time of need,\u201d Sanders wrote. \u201cIt is the responsibility of the airline industry and the Department of Transportation to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that the flying public and crew members are able to get to their destinations on time and without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Share Prices Southwest As executives try to regain the trust of disaffected customers, the company&#8217;s sales have dropped by more than 15% in the last month. Leadership in the company\u2019s pilot union has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/a-meltdown-a-year-for-the-last-five-or-six-years-southwest-pilots-blast-company-over-crisis-that-was-a-decade-in-the-making\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> The surge in cancellations was due to \u201ca combination of processes, outdated technology, and infrastructure.\u201d The Airlines are unique among major carriers because they use a point to point system instead of a hub model.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest CEO Bob Jordan In a recent article, he remarked <a href=\"https:\/\/swamedia.com\/releases\/release-7e05ea1637937dc7354128bee7c60a1a-ceo-bob-jordan-provides-update-on-taking-care-of-our-customers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> The firm is currently performing a \u201cthorough review\u201d These disruptions. \u201cWe\u2019ve already taken immediate actions to mitigate the risk of this ever happening again, and the review work will inform additional actions and investment as well,\u201d He said. \u201cWe\u2019ve asked our unions to participate in this review effort as well, and likewise we are in regular communication with our Board of Directors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some 54 million passengers are expected to depart airports between now and 2025 December 18. January According to, there was a 20% increase of holiday travel in 2013, despite continued economic headwinds and cost pressures. <a href=\"https:\/\/media.hopper.com\/research\/christmas-2022-holiday-outlook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> From Hopper. The Moreover, frigid temperatures and snowfall were also obstacles. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/amazon-fedex-post-office-warn-of-delivery-delays-as-winter-weather-persists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major delivery services<\/a> As Americans Waited for the last-minute Christmas Presents: FedEx and UPS issued statements warning about delays, Amazon The United States Postal Service Multiple locations were shuttered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) plans to reintroduce legislation creating a \u201cbill of rights\u201d for airline passengers following the recent logistical meltdown at Southwest Airlines that left thousands of passengers stranded across the country. The company nixed roughly two-thirds of flights during the busy Christmas travel season, even after severe winter weather conditions had subsided and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":1797463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[11651,3895,3755,6202,3914,5888,7919,5579,7374,6195],"class_list":["post-1797460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-airline","tag-bill","tag-calls","tag-daily","tag-lawmaker","tag-meltdown","tag-passenger","tag-rights","tag-southwest","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1797460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1797460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1797463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1797460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1797460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1797460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}