Sec. 602. Airline refunds during national disasters or emergencies
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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require that any covered seller who sells a ticket for a passenger to take a covered flight, and either such flight is cancelled by the air carrier or such ticket is canceled by the passenger, such covered seller shall promptly offer the passenger a choice of— a full monetary refund for such ticket, including any ancillary fees paid; and an alternative compensation method determined appropriate by the covered seller, including credit, voucher, or other mechanism to compensate a passenger.
An alternative compensation method provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2) may not expire for at least 1 year date of the covered flight. In this section, the following definitions apply: The term covered flight has the meaning given to such term in section 41712(d) of title 49, United States Code. The term covered seller means a ticket agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person offering to sell a ticket for air transportation.