Airline passengers will soon be entitled to automatic cash refunds when their flights are canceled or significantly disrupted. A final rule just issued by the Department of Transportation requires airlines to issue cash refunds to customers—without being asked—unless passengers agree to accept travel credit or alternative transportation instead.

The first set of rules entitles passengers to cash refunds when their flight is delayed or canceled or when an airline fails to adequately provide a paid service — such as bagga

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week a new rule that will require standardized refund policies across airlines. According to the DOT's Wednesday announcement, the refunds must be automatic,

The Biden administration issued final rules to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights.

The Biden administration is defining a significant delay as lasting at least three hours for domestic flights and six hours for international ones.