DOT 199-09
Monday, December 21, 2009
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new rule that significantly strengthens protections afforded to consumers by, among other things, establishing a hard time limit after which U.S. airlines must allow passengers to deplane from domestic flights.
Full DOT press release can be found here.
Link to download Docket DOT-OST-2007-0022 (pdf format). Warning! Do not attempt to read this 81 page document whilst driving or operating heavy machinery.
Interesting comment in a
related story on MSNBC.com:
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And some will argue that rather than punishing airlines for delays, the Obama and past administrations would have done better modernizing the antiquated U.S. air traffic control system, which many industry observers believe is the root cause of most delays in the first place.Perhaps, at least, they’ll apply any fines they collect toward that long-delayed project.
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