President Trump Just Signed a Law That Radically Changes Life for Airline Passengers, Flight Attendants, and Airlines

Most of the items to be implemented will be a great improvement for passengers - especially on long-haul flights. The minimum seat pitch and width requirement are especially good.

I really hope the FAA gets its fattest guys to write the seat policy.

Maybe airlines should just charge by the pound. You and all your baggage step onto the scale and the ticket master computes your bill.

This is really cool.
BUT...
There is one thing missing: The discount for short, light people. People like ME!

"Prohibits airlines from 'bumping' passengers who've already boarded a plane"... Watch the "preferred boarding" sales skyrocket with this one.

I am interested to see if drones start to get brought down by Federal law enforcement.

This is comical: "Requires the FAA to set up an "Office of Spaceports."" Really? As for the seat width and pitch until numbers are given that is totally meaningless. i'll give the new rules for with and pitch credit when i can sit comfortably next to a 300 pounder.

Does anyone ever spell check articles before posting anymore?

This is GREAT NEWS for the Disabled community!
I’m disabled, and commercial travel has challenges for us that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, ESPECIALLY if there is a flight transfer prior to reaching the destination point.
I’ve spent years mentoring newly disabled individuals, and commercial travel is our worst nightmare.
The plans we have to make in order to make it from point A to point B are exhausting, and have to fall into place at EVERY POINT along the journey, or it’s disastrous.
Absolutely, positively, disastrous!
Being “bumped” from a flight, even while having already been boarded, is a topic that comes up all the time in disability forums. Don’t think for one SECOND that it doesn’t happen or that we’re somehow given a pass on being bumped. We’re NOT!!!
This bill is good for everyone, but think about how much it means to the disabled community.
It’s absolutely momentous.

Space ports ? ET land here....

I have no issues with seat size. I have an issue with being charged for baggage. I dont cause "extra" fuel to be burned meanwhile the 300 pound passenger next to me weighs more than twice me and my baggage and pays nothing "extra". Government should fix the FDA not seat size.

Interesting ... they snuck in the package delivery drones language. No telling how long it will take for the FAA to develop the regulation but at least now they have to start working on it.

How are they going operate without bumping passengers when they have to add a last minute alternate and the plane becomes too heavy? Take off all the bags, or just cancel the whole flight?

Of course I would like more room when I fly. But I also like to have options. For example, I can pay about $39 extra dollars and upgrade to an increased seat pitch. In most markets, the premium seats are the last to be sold. Why? Because people buy based on price. Everyone will now pay more

Thank you Mr. President!

Holie shit! He must be trying to get re-elected! There arew some far-reaching implications in those regulations.

He signed it - does not mean he read it

Am I missing something? What has this to do with radically changing lives for pax, flt attendants and airlines ...
"Authorizes $1.68 billion for relief for Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas last month."

A good law that sets improvements for passenger's (both humans and animals) comfort. And, finally, a little step toward supersonic Flying !!

"Requires the FAA to set minimum seat widths and seat pitch"..Weak. Essentially the manner in which this is written Congress allowed itself to kick the can down the road and into someone else's lap.
Congress should have written its own numbers into the Bill
"Prohibits passengers from making voice calls "in -flight"...Its a start, Does not go far enough. Should read, "Use of personal electronic devices once the doors of the aircraft are closed is prohibited.
-Requires the government to look into whether it's "unfair or deceptive " when airlines say flights are delayed due to weather, when there are actually other factors involved.
Look into? Please. Those lawmakers who's districts have high numbers of air line employees will not touch this.
JMO

I wouldn't point fingers at anyone...............but, on my last flight with AS on one of their Q400 turbos, there were two guys up a couple of rows who both needed extenders. How they managed to sit together I can't imagine. They did board together last. And come time to get off, well, they both had a very difficult time getting out of their seats. If we would of had an emergency, I suspect they would still be on that plane. But I don't think any airline is going to pull all of their seats and install wider ones. I told my wife "my last trip on one of these bouncy babies".

I'm getting ready to move overseas, complete with a 35 kg German Shepherd. The requirements for my dog's crate are more roomy than the seat space alloted to me.

About half of this is good; the other half bureaucratic bloatware. And Trump is supposed to be a businessman.

For everyone here who approves the new bureaucratic bloat, you don't get to simultaneously complain when every flight goes up in price as the airlines pay to deal with the new regulations. Labor costs will go up, costs for maintenance, cost per seat ... this affects pretty much every aspect of air travel and with the new added regulations (1,200 pages) costs will only go up. Guess who gets to pay for that ...

Started in 1990

Does this also included for airline employees flying stand by's on their own company or flying on other carriers?

Thank GOD that Congress knows more about running airlines than do airlines. Somebody has to regulate everything, and I'm glad it's Congress and not the customers.

Thanks to Mr. Behling and Mr. Nelson I’ve ‘skied’ down the comments from one to the next and enjoyed their informative comments along the way. I think I’ll try to get through the comments again reading two others’ (other’s?). Thanks again
Liza

Requires airlines to refund passengers for "services they paid for but did not receive." Does this mean I can call the day before a flight to cancel and get my money back?