Should you pay airline for bags it misplaced? US says no

The Obama administration unveiled sweeping new consumer protections for airline passengers, including a plan to give travellers refunds when bags arrive late, which carriers called a harmful attempt to “re-regulate” the industry. The US govt is also moving to require carriers to release significantly more information about tardy flights, make purchasing tickets more transparent and give consumers clearer data on the percentage of bags that get lost in transit. “We are committed to a system of fair treatment and fair play for the 700m passengers that will board 9m domestic flights this year,” Transportation secretary Anthony Foxx said. The combination of executive actions and proposed rule changes are the third major effort at improving air-passenger consumer protections by the Obama administration. <br/>