,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1     
#bjah ,ms4 ,smith introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect airline        
consumers in the case of cancelled      
flights4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,airline ,consumer  
,protection ,act of #bjah4  #b4         
,protecting airline consumers in the    
case of cancelled flights ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,transportation shall promulgate        
regulations that require each covered   
air carrier to--  7#a7 ensure that the  
purchase of an airline ticket by a      
passenger does guarantee transportation 
of the passenger to the advertised      
destination 7excluding reasons that an  
air carrier may prohibit a passenger    
from flying that are established by the 

,federal ,aviation ,administration or   
any other ,federal agency72 and  7#b7 in
 the case that a covered air carrier    
cancels a flight1 provide each passenger
 with alternative transportation to the 
advertised destination at no additional 
expense to the passenger in a reasonable
 and timely manner4