Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 17.12.1999

Domestic Baggage Liability

The Department is amending its rule governing the minimum amount to which U.S. carriers may limit their liability to passengers for lost, damaged, or delayed baggage in domestic air transportation. We are raising the minimum liability limit from $1250 to $2500. Also, to keep the minimum liability limit current, the Department will review the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers every two years and adjust the minimum limit if necessary. Doubling the current minimum limit to $2500 reflects judgments by the Department and some in Congress about fairness and the current value of some consumer baggage claims. The Department's intent in adopting the higher minimum limit is to offer consumers a more reasonable level of protection while continuing to allow airlines to limit their exposure to extraordinary claims.