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Laws protecting passengers in the U.S. are different from those in Europe. In Europe, air passengers have more rights and are compensated by law for overbookings, cancellations or flight delays. In the US, we have DOT rules to compensate us for a canceled flight, but they can be overturned by a new president.
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