Tarmac Delay

Air India Passengers Fume After Spending 9 Hours On The Tarmac

Posted 12.17.2011

A combination of London fog and aviation rules left an Air India flight stuck on the tarmac at Gatwick Airport for nine hours Monday, reports Agence F...

No Exemptions For Airlines On Tarmac Time Limit: Fines Of $27,500 Per Passenger

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he has turned down requests from five airlines for temporary exemptions to a rule...

Flight Delayed: New Airline Fines For Tarmac Stranding

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportat...