Extra compensation is available if a flight is cancelled or delayed and it is the airline's fault.

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Few things in life can be as frustrating for business professionals as hearing over the speakers at the airport that your flight is going to be delayed.

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Among the bill's provisions: Carriers would have to tell passengers when a flight is oversold and the real reason a flight has been delayed, diverted or canceled.

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If you hold an e-ticket and your flight is delayed or canceled, you must redeem the e-ticket for a paper ticket to switch to another carrier.

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