1. Regulations
  2. title 14
  3. chapter II
  4. part 259
  5. § 259.1

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§ 259.1 - Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to mitigate hardships for airline passengers during lengthy tarmac delays and otherwise to bolster air carriers' accountability to consumers.

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 40101(a)(4), 40101(a)(9), 40113(a), 41702, 41708, 41712, and 42301.

SOURCE: 74 FR 69002, Dec. 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 14 CFR 259.1