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Airline tarmac delays drop to record low in 2014
2015-02-10 22:12:43| Airlines - Topix.net
Passengers wait to get off a United flight in Chicago's O'Hare airport. Southwest Airlines paid the biggest fine, $1.6 million, for stranding passengers on delayed flights.
DOT Levies $1.6 Million in Fines Against Southwest Airlines for January 2014 Tarmac Delays
2015-01-16 03:04:35| Airlines - Topix.net
The government agency said in a news release that the airline "failed to offer passengers on 16 aircraft delayed at Chicago Midway International Airport the opportunity to deplane within three hours of arrival" in a series of incidents in January 2014. Department of Transportation rules mandate that airlines may not allow tarmac delays of over three hours on domestic flights without providing passengers the opportunity to deplane.
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Planes collide on tarmac at New York airport
2014-12-25 13:07:57| Airlines - Topix.net
Two jets at New York's LaGuardia Airport got a little too close for comfort on Tuesday morning, with one ripping the wingtip off the other. American Airlines Flight 1104 from Dallas was taxiing to its gate just before 11am as Southwest Airlines Flight 449 to Denver was departing.
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Passengers furious as United Airlines plane stuck on tarmac in Canberra
2014-12-12 07:53:47| Airlines - Topix.net
Passengers on a United Airlines flight stranded in Canberra are being temporarily let off the plane after spending 19 hours on board. The UA863 flight from San Francisco was en route to Sydney but was diverted to Canberra due to debris on the runway.
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Passengers Were Stranded on Tarmac After Hours-Long Flight Delay....
2014-07-09 11:48:15| Airlines - Topix.net
After an already delayed Denver-bound plane was forced to temporarily land at a Wyoming airport until severe weather cleared up, passengers were left stranded on the tarmac for about an hour.
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