Left-leaning Democrats have soured on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in response to the mass flight cancelations.
would improve come Christmas, when comedian James Corden pressed him on the topic:
The good news is people are going back to the skies. They have the income. They have the inclination. We’ve put off holidays, we’ve put off trips for two years, we’re finally doing it again, which is great. But, we need to make sure that the system is ready. If you’ve ever been mistreated by an airline. If they haven’t given you the refund they owe you, if they haven’t lived up to their customer service obligations, we will have your back.
Pete Buttigieg said that the government created a website to hold the airlines accountable, adding that most agreed to refund customers in the event of a flight cancellation as well as provide hotels and meal vouchers. “When they actually fail to live up to the rules, there’s serious enforcement behind that and we want to know if that’s happened to you,” he concluded.
Khanna, who more closely aligns with the Bernie Sanders populist wing of the Democrat Party, was also joined by former Ohio state Sen.
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