The TSA said passengers were on track to leave an average of $230 per day in quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies at DFW airport
DALLAS — A new study reveals passengers would have been owed billions in 2023 for cancelled flights under thestudy based on 2023 U.S. Bureau of Transportation airfare and flight dataAccording to the study, 214,875 flights -- 3% of all domestic flights -- would have been affected by the new DOT rule, resulting in an estimated $5 billion in refunds.
That amount of refunds would have a sizeable impact on major airlines, including DFW-based American Airlines and Southwest. If the new DOT rule was in place in 2023, American Airlines would have owed passengers $1.26 billion in refunds, and Southwest would have owed $497 million, per the study. At the airport level, DFW flyers would have cashed in the most. The estimated refunds stemming from Dallas Fort Worth International surpassed $267.4 million.Here's the amounts passengers would have been owed by airport in 2023, per the study:Newark Liberty International - $200,819,761Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International - $189,791,033John F.
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