Airlines will have to give cash refunds and avoid surprise fees under new Biden rules

Travel credits and airline vouchers may soon be a thing of the past. New rules announced Wednesday by the Department of Transportation will require airlines to give automatic cash refunds to passengers without passengers having to request them when such refunds are owed. Those include when a flight is canceled or significantly changed, checked bags are significantly delayed, or other services that passengers purchased are unavailable. Refunds must be given to passengers within seven business days of a refund’s due date for credit card purchases, and within 20 calendar days...