A more activist Transportation Department, which set a record in 2011 for the number of fines it issued against airlines for violating aviation consumer protection rules, appears to have maintained its momentum this past year. In 2012, the Department issued 49 fines for consumer rule violations and assessed $3,610,000 in penalties, exceeding the previous record of 47 fines and $3,264,000 in penalties issued in 2011.
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Looks as if Pinnacle Airlines, a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines, may be the first carrier to run afoul of the government’s new three-hour rule for tarmac delays.
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It’s only been five months since that horrendous travel week in late March when American Airlines canceled hundreds of flights with their MD80 airplanes, and some passengers were stuck for days, especially at Dallas/Ft Worth airport.
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