Is an airline legally obligated to provide a place to stay for passengers who are delayed?
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by no fault of their own (weather conditions to be specific) if they have a medical condition that does not allow them to sleep on the airport benches?
by no fault of their own (weather conditions to be specific) if they have a medical condition that does not allow them to sleep on the airport benches?
My friend and her dad had a flight at 6pm to Chicago. It did not leave till 8pm because of bad weather in Chicago. Her dad is very ill and cannot spend the night at the airport. They missed their connection because of the delay. Is the airline obligated to pay for a hotel for them?
Luis
March 21st, 2009 at 12:05 am
Tammy
Nope.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Nicholas
No. Airlines that fly in the U.S. are not legally obligated to provide any compensation for a delayed passenger. However, keep in mind that each airline may have a policy for compensating passengers whose flights are delayed or cancelled, and those policies may include compensations such as meals, hotel rooms, or phone calls
March 25th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Howard
Unfortunately not. The airlines may, as a courtesy, pay for a hotel and/or make other arrangements.
You should look at the contract of carriage for the particular airline. Each airline’s contract of carriage is slightly different.
March 28th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Walter
I don’t think so. If he were that sick he shouldn’t be flying. There may not be a doctor or any medical help available on the flight. Now there are medical emergency planes and helicopters and they do have on board the doctors and medications. They would need to know in advance the patient and conditions that the patient has so they will be properly prepared. Don’t except an airlines that knows nothing of the problem to accommodate the problem.