{
  "name": "Passenger Rights Change Log",
  "description": "A source-linked DelayPayer dataset of air passenger-rights rule changes, reform milestones, and effective-date watch rows.",
  "url": "https://delaypayer.com/data/passenger-rights-changes",
  "hub": "https://delaypayer.com/changes",
  "reviewed": "June 2026",
  "lastChecked": "2026-07-01",
  "disclaimer": "Compensation amounts, thresholds and time limits are summarised from official sources (EU “Your Europe”, the UK CAA, the U.S. DOT, and Canada's CTA) and were last reviewed in June 2026. Rules and case law change — always confirm the current position with the relevant regulator before relying on it.",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "distributions": {
    "json": "https://delaypayer.com/data/passenger-rights-changes.json",
    "csv": "https://delaypayer.com/data/passenger-rights-changes.csv",
    "embed": "https://delaypayer.com/embed/passenger-rights-changes"
  },
  "rows": [
    {
      "slug": "eu-air-passenger-rights-reform-2026",
      "title": "EU air passenger rights reform agreement announced in June 2026",
      "jurisdiction": "EU",
      "status": "pending",
      "published": "2026-06-15",
      "effective": "Pending final adoption; not in force as of 2026-07-01",
      "before": "Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 remains the active passenger-rights framework, including fixed compensation, care, refund, and rerouting rights.",
      "after": "The Commission announced a political agreement on revised air passenger rights covering stronger enforcement, clearer information, reimbursement, rerouting, and free small hand-luggage safeguards. Final legal text and in-force dates still need official adoption.",
      "passengerImpact": "Use current EU261 rules until the final law is adopted and an official application date is published.",
      "affectedRegulationSlugs": [
        "eu261"
      ],
      "affectedPages": [
        {
          "label": "EU261 rights",
          "path": "/rights/eu261"
        },
        {
          "label": "Compensation checker",
          "path": "/tools/compensation-checker"
        },
        {
          "label": "Flight compensation dataset",
          "path": "/data/flight-compensation-by-regulation"
        }
      ],
      "sourceLabel": "European Commission news, 2026-06-15",
      "source": "https://transport.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/commission-welcomes-landmark-agreement-revised-air-passenger-rights-2026-06-15_en",
      "secondarySources": [
        {
          "label": "Council of the EU press release, 2026-06-15",
          "url": "https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2026/06/15/council-and-parliament-reach-landmark-agreement-on-stronger-eu-air-passenger-rights/"
        }
      ],
      "lastChecked": "2026-07-01",
      "verified": false
    },
    {
      "slug": "us-dot-refund-flight-number-enforcement-pause-2026",
      "title": "U.S. DOT refund-rule enforcement discretion runs through June 30, 2026",
      "jurisdiction": "US",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "published": "2025-12-05",
      "effective": "2025-12-05",
      "before": "The DOT automatic-refund rule requires airlines and ticket agents to refund passengers after covered cancellations or significant changes when the passenger does not accept alternative transportation or credits.",
      "after": "The Federal Register notice states DOT will exercise enforcement discretion through 2026-06-30 for specified same-flight-number/schedule-change scenarios while the underlying automatic-refund rule remains the current standard.",
      "passengerImpact": "U.S. passengers still have refund rights, not EU-style delay cash compensation; check the current DOT refunds page before relying on any narrow enforcement-discretion row.",
      "affectedRegulationSlugs": [
        "us-dot"
      ],
      "affectedPages": [
        {
          "label": "U.S. DOT rights",
          "path": "/rights/us-dot"
        },
        {
          "label": "Claim-it-yourself tool",
          "path": "/tools/claim-it-yourself"
        },
        {
          "label": "Flight compensation dataset",
          "path": "/data/flight-compensation-by-regulation"
        }
      ],
      "sourceLabel": "Federal Register, 2025-12-05",
      "source": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/05/2025-22140/airline-refunds-and-other-consumer-protections",
      "secondarySources": [
        {
          "label": "U.S. DOT refunds page",
          "url": "https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/refunds"
        }
      ],
      "lastChecked": "2026-07-01",
      "verified": false
    },
    {
      "slug": "montreal-baggage-1519-sdr-2024",
      "title": "Montreal Convention baggage liability limit rose to 1,519 SDR",
      "jurisdiction": "International",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "published": "2024-12-28",
      "effective": "2024-12-28",
      "before": "The prior Montreal Convention baggage liability limit was 1,288 SDR after the previous five-year review.",
      "after": "The baggage liability limit is 1,519 SDR per passenger for covered international journeys, with local-currency value moving with the IMF SDR rate.",
      "passengerImpact": "Delayed, lost, or damaged checked-baggage claims are reimbursement claims up to the SDR cap, not fixed cash compensation.",
      "affectedRegulationSlugs": [
        "montreal-convention"
      ],
      "affectedPages": [
        {
          "label": "Baggage scenario",
          "path": "/scenarios/baggage"
        },
        {
          "label": "Flight compensation dataset",
          "path": "/data/flight-compensation-by-regulation"
        }
      ],
      "sourceLabel": "Canadian Transportation Agency Montreal Convention notice",
      "source": "https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/content/notification-air-carriers-upward-revision-limits-liability-governed-montreal-convention",
      "secondarySources": [
        {
          "label": "U.S. DOT refunds and fee refund context",
          "url": "https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/refunds"
        }
      ],
      "lastChecked": "2026-07-01",
      "verified": false
    }
  ]
}