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In response to "I follow an Air Passengers Rights FB group. The number of people who are INFURIATED when their flight is cancelled because, you know, blizzard" by Andie

The US has very poor air passenger rights, but what some people expect is ridiculous.

Posted by ty97 Dec 20 '22, 10:36

Europe, arguably, has gone a little overboard on the air passenger rights, but they are closer to the right balance than the US is.

Regardless, some people have extremely unrealistic expectations

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haven’t they gotten better under biden (pete!), or is it just more pressure on airlines to follow what’s already in place that’s brought some results? - i.b! Dec 20, 10:44 1
- Very minimally, but there's limited they can do without additional laws in the space. - ty97 Dec 20, 10:51
Ours are not great either, but people expecting airlines to somehow magically create seats and beat weather systems is insane. -- nm - Andie Dec 20, 10:37 1
- Free Stuff >>> "Acts of God" -- nm - budice Dec 20, 10:46

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The US has very poor air passenger rights, but what some people expect is ridiculous.

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