Flying the friendly skies this Thanksgiving holiday? You’re likely to encounter late flights.

How does $775 sound to compensate you for lost time.

It was about to happen – until the Trump administration canceled the proposed amid concerns about higher fares and fewer flights.

Now, some Connecticut leaders are blasting the move and urging the White House to reverse course.

At Tweed Airport in New Haven, James Proctor’s family is headed to sunny Orlando.

“We either do Thanksgiving or Christmas down in Florida,” he said. “So this year, it’s Thanksgiving.”

But Kerry Shapiro, of Branford, was stuck waiting outside. Her flight was delayed.

“Supposed to fly out of here at 1 p.m.,” Shapiro said. “Now it’s not till 3:30 p.m.”

When it comes to delays, every traveler has a story.

“I had to spend a whole night in LaGuardia, I think, on a blanket,” said Fred Collord, of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Just before leaving office, former President Joe Biden issued a proposed rule, making airlines pay passengers up to $300 for flights more than three hours late. Nine-hour delays would land you up to $775.

“Providing them with the cash that compensates them for the lost time – whether it is work time, family time,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

But last week, the Trump administration canceled the rule before it went into effect, arguing the payments “would greatly increase costs for passengers and airlines.”

On Tuesday, Blumenthal and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, both Democrats, said the move will cost travelers.

“The airlines understaff their flights,” Tong said. “They cancel flights that they're unable to fill.”

Airlines would not be liable for things like weather delays.

“If there is something beyond the airline’s control – weather, some kind of bomb threat,” said Blumenthal.

Passengers said they support cash for delays.

“If it’s a scenario where, really, people have to camp out for over a day of their lives? Yeah, I think they should be compensated,” said Collord. “The airlines make a staggering amount of money off the public. Huge.”

But could rebates backfire on travelers?

Two industry groups, Airlines for America and the International Air Transport Association, estimated that paying for delays could cost carriers $5 billion a year, leading to “reduced service and higher fares.”

Instead of cash back, the White House wants to overhaul the air traffic control system.

“If we want to have less stories about delays and shutdowns, let's actually do the work to fix the system,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “We need a brand-new air traffic control system. Again, we're going to add these Eva tolls, the Ubers in the air, and we have drones that come into the airspace. And so, to sit back and think that we’re going to not have more delays or more cancellations if we don’t build a new system is asinine.”

Back at Tweed Airport, Shapiro paid for an Uber to wait at home.

She had no sympathy for airlines.

“No, I’m not buying into that. That's their problem,” she said. “I get it, but – so do the passengers have to pick up the tab?”