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These rules only apply to tarmac delays that occur at U.S. airports. Exceptions to the time limits are allowed for safety, security, or air traffic control-related reasons, USDOT said.
The Department of Transportation is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for keeping passengers on delayed planes on the tarmac for longer than legally allowed.
American Airlines was fined $1 million and Delta Air Lines Inc $750,000 for violating federal rules barring lengthy tarmac delays at U.S. airports, the U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday.
A flight delay occurs when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) considers a flight to be delayed when it is 15 minutes later than its scheduled time. A flight cancellation occurs when the airline does not operate the flight at all for a certain reason.
The Department of Transportation supported FlyersRights' mandate, requiring all airlines operating in the United States to deplane passengers if a tarmac delay extends beyond three hours. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is the biggest non-profit consumer organization in North America representing passengers of commercial airlines.
Federal Aviation Administration Rule 240 mandated Call Now (+1-860-492-8001) that an airline with a delayed or canceled flight had to transfer passengers to another carrier if the second carrier could get passengers to the destination more quickly than the original airline.
The department has fined numerous airlines in recent years, including a $135,000 penalty on British Airways over a 2017 tarmac delay in which it failed to ensure the timely deplaning of passengers.
Among other items, the rule includes raising the minimum "denied boarding compensation" to customers with valid tickets yet still not allowed to board the aircraft. The legislation further penalizes airlines up to $27,500 a passenger if left stranded aboard an aircraft, on a tarmac for more than three hours. [24]