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This is an important article for those people who wants to travel by plane. Don’t fly without a copy of Rule 240 on you.

Rule 240 is a term describing what individual airlines will do for late or stranded passengers, in the event of delays caused by airlines. The term refers to a federal requirement before airline deregulation in 1978. The major airlines have filed “conditions of carriage” with the U.S. Department of Transportation guaranteeing their respective “Rule 240″ provisions. These provisions vary from airline to airline, and generally apply only to delays that are absolutely the airline’s fault, such as mechanical delays, and not to “force majeure” events such as weather, strikes, or “acts of God”.
What is Rule 240?
Your flight has been canceled. You are stranded at the airport. You are wondering if there is anything you can do about it. When it is the airline’s fault that you are stuck at the airport you may have an option — Rule 240. Continua sa citesti »

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