DOT Fines Airlines For Six-Hour Tarmac Delay

November 24, 2009 – The Department of Transportation (DOT)  issued a fine against Continental Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines for stranding passengers in Rochester, Minn., for nearly six hours last August.  It is the DOT’s first-ever fine for an airport stranding. The agency “levied a total civil penalty of $100,000” against the carriers for their roles […]

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