Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights – You Gotta Let Me Off This Plane!
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After passengers in Rochester, N.Y. were forced to stay on the tarmac overnight, two business travel groups say enough is enough! Once confident airlines could find a solution to their problems, they’ve now decided to support a new bill that would impose a fine on airlines that keep passengers stranded on an aircraft for more than three hours. The Air Transport Association says each delay is unique, and passing uniform legislation could compound the problem for passengers. The airlines claim they can solve the problem, but passenger advocacy groups are literally saying….we’ve been waiting too long.
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