Wed, Aug 18, 2010
Report Shows Only 3 Airplanes On The Tarmac Over Three Hours In
June
FlyersRights.org says that the latest official DOT data
refutes claims by airlines that the 3 Hour Rule is causing
cancellations and not helping passengers. According to the most
recent report, last year in June there were 268 tarmac delays of
over 3 hours. This year in June there were 3. Additionally, the
number of flights cancelled by airlines held steady. The rate was
1.5% this year in June and 1.5% last year in June. Airline
officials had warned that they might cancel flights which were in
danger of being delayed more than three hours to avoid hefty
fines.
"Despite claims and threats by the airlines that the new rules,
including the 3 Hour Rule, would spark mass cancellations and
apocalyptic upheaval for passengers, just the opposite has taken
place--tarmac strandings are way down and the number of
cancellations has not changed," said Kate Hanni, Founder and
Executive Director of FlyersRights.org, in a statement Monday. "We
are very encouraged that these important protections are working as
intended and that the airlines' claims to the contrary can be added
to the long list of falsehoods they have tried to sell the public
over the years."
"Though they are still engaged in a massive effort to subvert
the rule and the facts of its implementation, the real data does
not lie," Hanni continued. "Though many airlines have fought this
rule tooth and nail and continue to do so, they are to be
congratulated on improving conditions for passengers and following
the law."
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