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The cap really isn't being explained properly, it's actually almost assuredly not relevant to this guy's situation. The actual penalty is 4x the cost of the se
by phil21 10y ago
The cap really isn't being explained properly, it's actually almost assuredly not relevant to this guy's situation.
The actual penalty is 4x the cost of the segment. Note this is not what you paid for the ticket on your credit card divided by two (in the event of a direct round trip ticket). This guy was likely owed somewhere in the range of a few hundred bucks as a ORD-SDF segment is likely worth about $50-100 after fees are excluded.
The $1350 is simply the max, your ticket has to be worth at least $337.50 for that to matter - at which time it's against you of course.
Think you'd probably have to fire congress to make that limit and multiplier higher :)
- syshum 10y agoThis is incorrect The law says >Compensation shall be 400% of the fare to the passenger's destination or first stopover, with a maximum of $1,350, if the carrier does not offer alternate transportation Stopover is defined in the law as >>Stopover means a deliberate interruption of a journey by the passenger, scheduled to exceed 4 hours, at a point between the place of departure and the final destination. Thus the carrier is responsible for 4x the total cost of the ticket, from Pick to destination unless the connecting layover is more than 4 hours in length as to the point on "after fees excluded" the law requires compensation based on the full fare fare is defined as >>Fare means the price paid for air transportation including all mandatory taxes and fees SO while some fees may be included, if they are optional addons like baggage fees, upgrades, drinks, meals, etc. Any mandatory fees and taxation must be included Source:https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/250.5 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/250.5