Court Rejects New York’s Airline Passenger Bill of Rights
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.26.08 | 11:09 AM ET
Sponsors of the bill say they’ll “consider crafting new legislation in Albany and pushing for a federal law protecting passengers,” according to the New York Times. Federal legislators have already advanced pieces of a national passenger bill of rights through the House of Representatives.
It’s now in the Senate, awaiting action.
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