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Coverage dated August 27, 2023 to August 28, 2023

American Airlines hit with largest-ever fine for tarmac delays

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

The airline faces a $4.1 million fine for lengthy tarmac delays of 43 flights that impacted more than 5,800 passengers.

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  1. Fox2 Detroit

    American Airlines slapped with record-breaking $4.1M penalty for stranding passengers on delayed flights (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays.

  2. New York Post

    American Airlines fined $4.1M over tarmac delays — largest penalty ever (opens New York Post)

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    The Transportation Department said its investigation revealed that from 2018 through 2021, American kept 43 domestic flights stuck on the ground for at least three hours without giving passengers —…

  3. NBC New York

    American Airlines fined $4.1 million for dozens of long tarmac delays that trapped passengers (opens NBC New York)

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    The federal government is fining American Airlines $4.1 million for dozens of instances in which passengers were kept on board planes without a chance to exit during long ground delays.

  4. Forbes

    American Airlines Hit With Largest Fine Ever Over Tarmac Delays (opens Forbes)

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    During one lengthy delay, passengers weren’t offered food or water by American Airlines, the U.S. The Department of Transportation said.

  5. CNN

    DOT issues largest-ever fine to American Airlines for tarmac delays (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    American Airlines is facing the largest-ever fine for keeping passengers waiting on board airplanes during hours-long delays.

  6. CBS News

    American Airlines hit with record fine for keeping passengers on tarmac for hours (opens CBS News)

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    Over three years, thousands of passengers were stuck on the carrier's planes in violation of federal rules, regulators found.

  7. Courthouse News Service

    American Airlines fined $4.1 million for stranding passengers in long tarmac delays (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Officials said the airline didn’t follow federal regulations for delays greater than three hours.

  8. Jalopnik

    American Airlines Fined $4.1 Million For Leaving Passengers Sitting On The Tarmac For Too Long (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    That's the largest fine for tarmac delays ever handed out.

  9. New York Times

    U.S. Fines American Airlines $4.1 Million for Lengthy Tarmac Delays (opens New York Times)

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    In 43 instances in recent years, the airline kept passengers stranded on the tarmac for hours in violation of federal rules, the Transportation Department said.

  10. Insider

    American Airlines fined a record-breaking $4.1 million for lengthy tarmac delays affecting nearly 6,000 passengers (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The Department of Transportation said 43 American flights had tarmac delays of over 3 hours from 2018 to 2021.

  11. Fortune

    American Airlines hit with largest-ever fine for leaving passengers on 43 flights stranded in planes for hours (opens Fortune)

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    U.S. law prohibits domestic flights from sitting on airport tarmacs for more than three hours without pulling planes back to gates to allow people to disembark.

  12. Wall Street Journal

    American Airlines Fined $4.1 Million for Keeping Fliers on Planes Too Long (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The U.S. penalty is the largest ever for tarmac delays, which the airline attributed to “exceptional weather events.”

  13. ABC 30 Fresno

    American Airlines hit with largest-ever fine for tarmac delays (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    The airline faces a $4.1 million fine for lengthy tarmac delays of 43 flights that impacted more than 5,800 passengers.

  14. Delaware Public Media

    U.S. fines American Airlines for dozens of long tarmac delays (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday it is the largest such fine against an airline since rules covering long ground delays took effect about a decade ago.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    American Airlines hit with largest-ever fine for long tarmac delays that trapped passengers (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    American Airlines was hit with the largest fine ever for keeping passengers on delayed flights without giving them a chance to leave the plane.

  16. Gizmodo

    American Airlines Hit With Record-Setting Fine Over Extreme Tarmac Delays (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    American Airlines passengers were kept on board grounded flights for more than three hours, violating tarmac delay laws.

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