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Passenger's Bill Of Rights Taxis Toward Passage
The Passenger's Bill of Rights returns to the Congressional spotlight late tomorrow afternoon, but the bill isn't yet strong enough to deserve passage.
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Even basketball teams get stuck on the tarmac. The Spurs spent the night sleeping on a grounded airplane (that was experiencing mechanical difficulties) after the team beat New Orleans in Game 7. "We slept on the plane — as much as you can sleep," a team spokesperson said. "We tried to keep some normal semblance of order." [ESPN]
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The Passenger's Bill of Rights returns to the Congressional spotlight late tomorrow afternoon, but the bill isn't yet strong enough to deserve passage.
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The Passenger's Bill of Rights returns to the Congressional spotlight late tomorrow afternoon, but the bill isn't yet strong enough to deserve passage.
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Valentine's Day Ice Storm 2008? Everybody Panic!
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Great Valentine's Day Air Travel Massacre—a storm that took down JetBlue's entire operation and ultimately their CEO, too. More »
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Bush Announces Plan To Ease Holiday Air Travel Delays
President Bush today proposed several measures intended to reduce traffic issues during the busy holiday season as well as shore up some of the most persistent air travel problems consumers face throughout the year. The most significant proposal would open up a "Thanksgiving express lane" through military airspace, and like the other proposed rules, would require the approval of Congress, says the NYT. More »
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US Airways Flight Stuck On Tarmac For 7 Hours
USAToday says that a flight to Phoenix from JFK was stuck on the tarmac for 7 hours on Tuesday. More »
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Flyer's Rights Protest Involves Airplane Themed Tent, Smelly Portable Toilets
The Coalition For A Passenger's Bill of Rights cracks us up. They went to D.C. and erected an airplane-themed tent complete with smelly portable toilets in an attempt to recreate the feel of a real-life tarmac imprisonment. More »
The House may soon discharge the Passengers Bill of Rights to the floor. The powerful Rules Committee will meet tomorrow to decide which amendments are worthy of floor consideration. Members have until 10 a.m. to file an amendment granting passengers the right to deplane.
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Flyer's Rights Group To Stage Demonstration In D.C.
The Coalition For A Passenger's Bill of Rights is planning a demonstration in the hopes of securing limits on the amount of time passengers can be held on the tarmac against their will. From CNNMoney:The protest's organizers are planning to build a mock commercial aircraft that has seen its passengers' patience and infrastructure wear thin after hours of idling. The 28-foot aircraft, really a long grey tent made to look like a plane, will be adorned by sounds of crying babies, sneezing customers and overflowing toilets.More »
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Inside The Valentine's Day JetBlue Nightmare
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US Airways Cancels 530 Flights, Lets Passengers Sit On Tarmac 6 Hours With Overflowing Toilets, No Water
ABC 6 in Philadelphia is reporting that US Airways canceled 530 flights on Thursday, 130 of them out of the much maligned Philadelphia International Airport.More »
Burt Cole spent six hours on a plane on the tarmac to find out hours after that his flight was canceled. "On the runway for six hours, with only one engine going, so the air conditioner was only half working," said Burt. "The toilet started overflowing. They were out of drinks on the airplane. This was U.S. Air. I hope they're watching."
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Airline Passengers Bill Of Rights Signed Into (New York) Law!
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer signed the first passengers bill of rights into law earlier this week. While the law only cover travelers at New York airports, the state is a major international travel hub, home to Kennedy and LaGuardia, two of the busiest airports in the country. The Air Transportation Association lobbied hard against the measure, saying: "No airline wants to subject passengers to long delays on tarmacs, but customer service can't be legislated." New York responded by legislating the following customer service measures: More »
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Airline Passengers Bill Of Rights Gutted In Congress
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Weak Passengers Bill Of Rights Moves Through Congress
The House and Senate are competing to see who can pass the weakest version of the Passengers Bill of Rights. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed one version in May, allowing airlines to deny passengers the right to deplane by filing contingency plans with the government. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed another version last week denying passengers any right to deplane. We compare the race to the bottom, after the jump. More »
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JetBlue: 2 1/2 Hour Flight Takes 25 Hours
The Chicago Tribune says that a simple 2 -hour flight from Fort Lauderdale to New York turned into a "25-hour odyssey" for 150 passengers. More »
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Bus Filled With Diverted Delta Passengers Crashes, Driver Killed, Dozens Injured
A bus filled with diverted Delta passengers has crashed in Pennsylvania, killing the driver and injuring dozens of passengers, according to the AP.After being unable to find hotel rooms for the stranded passengers in Syracuse, NY, Delta airlines chartered 4 buses to shuttle the passengers to their destination of Newark International Airport. One of the buses crashed on I-81 in New Milford, PA. 12 passengers were taken to local hospitals. The cause of the crash in unknown. From the AP: More »
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Delta Can't Land In Newark, Abandons Passengers
Reader Eric writes that his girlfriend got a call from his Aunt last night because her cousin was was stuck on the tarmac at Syracuse, NY. They found this odd because she was flying to Newark. Why would she be on the ground several hours away? Because that's where Delta dropped her off. According to Eric, Delta abandoned a plane load of passengers in Syracuse after being unable to land in Newark due to high traffic and poor weather. More »
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Passenger's Rights Group Issues "Report Card" To Airlines
American Airlines pissed off the wrong people when they stranded several flights at Austin International Airport in December. Now the Coalition for Airline Passengers Bill of Rights, which started as a blog full of irritated consumers from those flights, has grown to 15,000 members and is holding press conferences. Today they've issued the first "Airline Strandings Report Card," in which they detail not only the failures and successes of various airlines, but also highlight the inaccuracies of the Department of Transportation's statistics. More »
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