Rocket Science » Airline http://www.mura.org ...waiting for the next rocket scientist. -- by Brandon Muramatsu Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:30:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Hurray for passengers–Get delayed on a tarmac, cost the airlines money http://www.mura.org/2009/12/hurray-for-passengers-get-delayed-on-a-tarmac-cost-the-airlines-money/ http://www.mura.org/2009/12/hurray-for-passengers-get-delayed-on-a-tarmac-cost-the-airlines-money/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:22:16 +0000 Brandon Muramatsu http://www.mura.org/?p=3584 I read about this in two places today, but the Wall Street Journal had the best news:

Penalties Ahead
Source: snoll

Penalties Ahead

The new rule adopted by the Department of Transportation sets fines of as much as $27,500 a passenger when airlines leave fliers stuck on a plane on the ground for more than three hours. Based on a delayed plane carrying 120 passengers, the fine could be as much as $3.3 million.

Source: Mitchell, J. and Carey, S. (2009, December 21). “U.S. to Fine Airlines for Tarmac Delays, Impose 3-Hour Wait Limit“. Retrieved on December 21, 2009, from Wall Street Journal Website: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126140826775100235.html

It’s about time if you ask me!

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