Baggage
A compilation of the most recent rules, guidance, enforcement orders and other related information regarding aviation baggage issues.
Rules
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Date |
Document |
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14 CFR Part 254 - Domestic Baggage Liability |
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Final Rule: Implementing Certain Provisions of the TICKETS Act and Revisions to Denied Boarding Compensation and Domestic Baggage Liability Limit |
1/13/2021 |
Link |
Reporting of Mishandled Baggage and Wheelchairs - Extension of the compliance date |
3/21/2017 |
Link |
Final Rule: Reporting of Mishandled Baggage and Wheelchairs |
11/2/2016 |
Link |
Response to petition to delay the effective date of 14 CFR 399.85(c) and 399.87 |
1/6/2012 |
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Final Rule: Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections II |
4/25/2011 |
Link |
Final Rule: Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections I |
12/30/2009 |
Link |
Guidance
Name |
Date |
Document |
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Notice - Inflation Adjustments to Liability Limits Governed by the Montreal Convention |
1/17/2020 |
Link |
Enforcement Policy Regarding Reporting of Mishandled Baggage and Wheelchair Data |
11/01/2018 |
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Enforcement Notice - Airline Reporting of Data on Mishandled Baggage, Wheelchairs, and Scooters |
10/23/2018 |
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Notice - Damage to wheels, handles, and other components of checked baggage |
11/25/2015 |
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DOT Presentation - Baggage Provisions in the Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections II |
4/25/2012 |
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Limits on baggage settlements |
10/9/2009 |
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Baggage liability on international codeshare trips |
3/26/2009 |
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Enforcement Orders
Name |
Order No. |
Document |
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Allegiant Air, LLC. |
2018-1-6 |
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Southwest Airlines, Co. |
2018-1-5 |
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Frontier Airlines, Inc. |
2017-8-27 |
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Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. |
2015-5-17 |
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JetBlue Airways Corporation |
2014-2-9 |
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British Airways Plc |
2013-7-11 |
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Korean Airlines Co., Ltd. |
2013-7-5 |
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Malaysia Airline System BHd |
2012-11-26 |
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Jetstar Airways, Pty Limited |
2012-10-2 |
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Air China, Limited |
2012-9-18 |
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Compagnie Nationale Royal Air Maroc |
2012-8-27 |
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Santa Barbara Airlines |
2012-8-4 |
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Request to Extend the Compliance Relief Provided by Order 2012-1-2 |
2012-7-23 |
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Alitalia Compagnia Aerea Italiana SpA |
2012-1-15 |
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Caribbean Airlines Limited |
2011-10-20 |
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Aerovias de Intergración Regional, AIRES, S.A. |
2011-10-2 |
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Emirates |
2011-8-24 |
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United Air Lines, Inc. |
2011-8-7 |
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Deutsche Lufthansa AG |
2011-6-18 |
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Societe Air France |
2010-12-26 |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc. |
2010-10-23 |
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EL A Israel Airlines |
2010-9-32 |
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Spirit Airlines, Inc. |
2009-9-8 |
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Other Documents
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Document |
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Data regarding mishandled baggage is available in the DOT’s Air Travel Consumer Reports |
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Last updated: Wednesday, October 6, 2021