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The study compares Europe’s EU261 and its potential revision, and Canada’s APPR, using actual historical delay and cancellation data, customer care costs, demand and fare information, and published EU261 research. Results indicate U.S. cancellations and very late arrivals are rare, with many causes outside carrier control, suggesting limited practical benefit.","Impact of Enhanced Passenger Protection Regulations for Significantly Delayed and Cancelled Flights  \nPREPARED FOR Airlines for America®  \nPREPARED BY  \nInterVISTAS Consulting USA LLC  \nOctober 2024  \nImpact of Enhanced Passenger Protection Regulations for Significantly Delayed and Cancelled Flights  \nOn May 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced its intent to initiate a Rulemaking to address several aspects of airline passenger protection, which would include: compensation where there is a controllable airline cancellation or significant delay; a meal or meal voucher, overnight accommodations, ground transportation to and from the hotel, and rebooking for controllable delays or cancellations; timely customer service during and after periods of widespread flight irregularities; and a definition of a controllable cancellation or delay. 1  \nWhile the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM) has not yet been issued, the key elements identified in the DOT press release are similar to passenger protection regulations currently in place in Europe and Canada. Airlines for America􀂣 (A4A) engaged InterVISTAS to study the impacts of a potential application of these passenger protection regulations to U.S. airline operations. InterVISTAS examined the rules and impacts of three regulatory frameworks: (a) Europe’s passenger protection regulation (commonly known as EU261) that has been in place since 2005 ; (b) a potential 2013 revision to EU261 that remains under consideration; and (c) Canada’s Air Passenger Protection Regulation (APPR) that has been in place since late 2019 , as modified by proposals currently under active consultation by the Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) . This study relied exclusively on actual historical data on delays, cancellations, costs of customer care, passenger demand and fares, and data from a published European Commission funded study of EU261 .  \nNearly all U.S. carriers already provide care assistance to passengers when there is a cancellation or long delay attributable to the carrier. The European and Canadian passenger protection rules generate significant material costs because of the requirement for monetary compensation for long delays/cancellations (due to the carrier) and the mandate to provide customer care even when the carrier is not at fault.  \nDelayed and Cancelled Flights Are Rare for U.S. Airlines  \nU.S. airline operations have strong on-time arrival rates. Between 2013 and 2023 , close to 80% of all operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of the scheduled flight arrival time, and 90~95% of passengers experienced flights that were either on time or delayed less than 60 minutes.2 Further, U.S. carrier flights typically arrive at or before scheduled arrival time (A0) about 10% of the time more than EU carriers and between 10-20% of the time more than Canadian carriers. While all carriers struggled to mount fully effective operational recovery in the post-COVID rebound, European and Canadian carriers experienced notable declines in 2022 and 2023.  \n1 [https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot-propose-requirements-airl](https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot-propose-requirements-airl)ines-cover-expenses-and-compensatestranded-passengers  \n2 Assumes delayed flights as a group have similar passengers carried per flight as non-delayed flights.  \nCancellations in the U.S. are rare, constituting approximately 2% of U.S. flights in each operating year (excepting 2020 and its COVID-related unprecedented operational impacts and constraints) . Very late flights􀁿those arriving more than 180 minutes late􀁿are even rarer, affecting approximately 1% of U.S. flights in each year. The high on time performance of U.S. carriers combined with the rarity of cancellations and long delays suggests that U.S. carriers already seek to maximize on-time performance independent of a passenger protection regulation. Further, available data suggests that U.S. airline cancellation and v","cbCailbYRAAYVlYA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailbYRAAYVlYA","pdf",520128,1,6,"English","en",105,"# Project Background and Objectives\n## DOT Rulemaking Scope\n## Regulatory Frameworks Studied\n## Data Sources and Methodology\n# Current U.S. Flight Irregularity Rates\n## On-Time Performance\n## Cancellation Frequency and Causes\n## Delay Attribution and Practical Implications\n# Consumer Impacts and Cost Mechanisms\n## Eligible Passenger Pools\n## Compensation and Customer Care Effects\n## Potential Unintended Negative Impacts","[{\"question\":\"What triggers the proposed U.S. passenger protection rulemaking?\",\"answer\":\"The U.S. Department of Transportation announced an intent to initiate rulemaking covering compensation for controllable cancellations or significant delays, required customer care elements, timely service during disruptions, and defining controllable cancellations or 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