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U.S. Department of Transportation
Primary source for applicable U.S. regulatory guidance and official consumer information.
Source standards
Primary sources before commentary.
Policy claims are grounded in government and airline materials. Random blogs, forums, social posts, and AI-generated summaries are not treated as authority.
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Official airline policy page
The airline’s published schedule-change or disruption policy when available.
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Official Contract of Carriage
The airline’s official contract terms, checked separately from help-page summaries.
04
Official airline support page
Official help content used for process context when appropriate.
Official sources used by published guides
Each card identifies the official publisher and the date the source was checked. A source check does not make an unrelated airline-policy claim publishable.
Current publication status: one generic guide is source-backed and published. No airline-specific threshold, fee, phone number, rebooking outcome, or compensation claim is published. All eight airline guides remain in verification.