Transportation Department proposes stricter rules for airline refunds after complaints surge
Travelers at LaGuardia Airport in New York on June 30, 2022.Leslie Josephs | CNBCThe Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed stricter rules on when airlines would have to compensate passengers for canceled or delayed flights, a move that follows a surge in traveler complaints after Covid-19 roiled air travel.Air travelers are currently entitled to a refund if their flights are canceled or "significantly" changed or delayed and they choose not to travel. But the agency had not defined what constitutes a significant…