Carrier will assume the following expenses for all its passengers, regardless of class of service, incurred as a result of cancellation, delay or interruption of carrier's flight on which a passenger holds confirmed reservations or a passenger paying a standby fare provided such passengers have been cleared for boarding on the flight. Carrier will advise all passengers of the available amenities when a delay is expected to exceed four hours.

1. Hotel Room
   1. Carrier will furnish hotel accommodations selected by ha if the delay is expected to exceed four hours during the period of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
   2. Hotel accommodations are not to exceed 24 hours and are not to be in excess of the charge for one night's lodging.
   3. No hotel accommodations will be provided to a passenger whose permanent domicile is in the area where the delay occurs.
2. Meals
   

   A passenger who would otherwise have received complimentary meal service on a flight which has been delayed or cancelled, will be furnished complimentary meal service at appropriate hours for a period not to exceed 24 hours from the time of flight interruption or until passenger resumes his trip, whichever occurs earlier.

3. Ground Transportation
   

   Free ground transportation from the airport to the downtown area or to and from local hotel, whichever is applicable.

4. Communications
   

   One long distance telephone call or one 15-word straight telegram will be allowed within the united states. One message will be allowed to or from a point outside the united states via the carrier's internal communications system in order to request that the carrier involved in transporting the passenger to his final destination, advise a concerned party of delay. Exception: provisions of (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, do not apply to passengers at a point of stopover who hold confirmed reservations on a flight which is delayed or cancelled by a work stoppage or slowdown caused by air traffic controllers, or because of U.S. weather bureau observations or forecast indicating that environmental conditions will be such that, at the time of arrival or departure of the flight, the airport may be closed or that weather conditions will be less that the minimum allowed for landing or takeoff as required by the federal aviation administration. If an attempt is made to conduct the flight, all passengers will be informed that an attempt will be made. If the flight operates to the passenger's destination or returns to the passenger's point of origin on ha, no amenities will be provided.

   
   

   Note: The above exception does not apply and amenities will be provided to:

   1. Passengers who are deplaned at a point other than point of origin, stopover point, or destination; or
   2. Passengers whose onward transportation on the carrier is delayed or cancelled at a connection point intermediate to their destination.