US Airlines Must Refund Baggage Fees if Bag is Lost for > 12 Hours

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A new law makes it mandatory for airlines to refund baggage fees for delayed bags. Specifically, airlines must refund baggage fees automatically if luggage is delayed 12 hours after a domestic flight arrival or 15 hours after an international flight. (On July 15, President Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 extension bill into law. The extension will be in effect until Sept. 30, 2017, and was passed to give policymakers more time to make air-traffic control reform decisions, but this consumer-friendly measure was slipped into the bill.) The new law takes effect immediately.

Delta (DAL) already has a delayed baggage refund policy in place. On its website, the airline states that passengers can apply for a rebate online if their bag is delayed more than 12 hours. The rebate provides a $25 electronic voucher for one bag that can be used on a future flight. The rebate jumps up to $50 for two delayed bags.

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This is very good news for the once a year travelers as most flyers, excluding elites, pay these baggage fees. I wish this was the case two years ago when American or Air Berlin lost my bag in Europe on the way to a conference, was known as the guy with the lost luggage for the week .