Mon, Jan 30, 2012
FlyersRights.org Says Three Hour Rule May Be At Risk
Final negotiations appear to be underway for the long
anticipated FAA Reauthorization Bill in Congress. Flyers Rights, in
concert with its national partners, are engaging in a final push to
get the Senate version of the Airline Passengers Bill of Rights
included in the final bill. The Senate version, written by Senator
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) would provide
the most comprehensive measures ever for airline passengers and is
far superior to the House version of the legislation from the
organizations' perspective.
"The House version of the bill would allow the airlines to set
their own amount of time on the tarmac and would effectively, if
passed, cause the DOT to have to repeal the 3 hour rule rule. It
would be a draconian measure funded by airline lobbying money...
and it would hurt an already smarting flying public!" Said Kate
Hanni, Director FlyersRights.org. "No one wants sit in a hot,
sweaty plane without food, water, overflowing toilets and screaming
babies... not even members of Congress."
"For 5 years FlyersRights.org has fought to protect to ensure
that airline passengers are treated fairly by the commercial
airlines so that no one has to go through the nightmare that my
family experienced December 29th, 2006" said Kate Hanni. "The
public deserves a bright line standard that will permanently
protect airline passengers and we are at a critical moment."
FlyersRights.org was founded after Kate Hanni and her family
were stranded for 9 hours and 17 minutes on AA flight #1348 in
conditions she described as "subhuman." 6 weeks later Jet Blue had
100s of flights stuck for up to 11.5 hours on tarmacs up and down
the east coast solidifying the need for comprehensive passenger
protections.
Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Olympia Snowe and many of
their colleagues have championed the airline passengers bill of
rights in the Senate. It is now time for us to give them maximum
support so they can get this landmark, common sense legislation
across the finish line. We are urging the flying public to contact
their Members of Congress now to urge them to pass the Senate
version of the airline passengers bill of rights as included in the
FAA Reauthorization Bill.
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