The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has confirmed that travelers in the United States affected by the recent grounding of Airbus A320 family aircraft are not eligible for any form of assistance or compensation, despite the significant disruptions they experienced.

The grounding was triggered last month by the discovery of a solar-flare vulnerability following a midair incident involving a JetBlue Airbus A320 flying from Cancun to Newark Liberty. It led to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays during the Thanksgiving travel period.

The DOT's reason for not holding airlines accountable for compensation is that the event was outside the control of the carriers, and therefore, they are not obligated to hold to their stated customer service commitments. However, this is in s

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