[azstar]

[quote=The_Judge;14885]I flat out don't believe this law exists.[/unquote]

I may have been incorrect to call it a law. It is probably a "regulation", but it does exist. I expect that no airline is going to post it on their website.

[azstar]

Found this:

The DOT’s baggage liability rules are contained in 14 CFR Part 254. The rule prohibits carriers from limiting their liability for “provable direct or consequential damages relating to lost, damaged, or delayed baggage to less than $3,300 per passenger”. The Department had received complaints that carriers had in some cases limited the payout of interim expenses for delayed luggage to passengers traveling only on the outbound portion of roundtrip flights, only after bags had been missing for more than 24 hours, or had limited the amount of interim expense to less than $3,300. In the letter, the DOT advises that carriers must “remain willing to cover all reasonable, actual, and verifiable expenses related to baggage loss, damage, or delay”.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by azstar

I may have been incorrect to call it a law. It is probably a "regulation", but it does exist. I expect that no airline is going to post it on their website.

TO AZTAR:

You were correct to call it a law. Apart from the constitution, there are three sources of law: statute, the common law (incl. case law), and administrative regulations.

DOT regulations have the force of law. If it were otherwise, DOT would not have been able to fine airlines for breaches of its regulations as indeed they fined Spirit $350,000 in December 2008.

The citation CFR means "Code of Federal Regulations".

[The_Judge]

I agree with Cicero that this is a law. A federal regulation carries the same weight as law. I was wrong in saying the I didn't think the law existed.

What I will say hasn't changed is the amounts being given out for interim expenses, as I said earlier and am saying again. That has not changed per NWA's website since this new regulation in Oct '09. The wording on their website is exactly as before so apparently they are within the law set by the DOT.

[Cicero]

It takes a big man to admit he was wrong. You're a fine gentleman Judge, and I'm sure the rest of this board will look up to you for that.