101.5 KNUE Country Radio » airport http://knue.com Sat, 18 May 2013 18:05:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 American Eagle Airlines Fined a Whopping $900,000 for Keeping Passengers Stuck on Tarmac http://knue.com/american-eagle-airlines-fined-a-whopping-900000-for-keeping-passengers-stuck-on-tarmac/ http://knue.com/american-eagle-airlines-fined-a-whopping-900000-for-keeping-passengers-stuck-on-tarmac/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:00:59 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=60412 A Department of Transportation rule implemented in April 2010 prohibits airlines from keeping passengers sitting on a tarmac for more than three hours — a rule it says an American Airlines affiliate has since violated so frequently that it’s now been slapped with a $900,000 fine, the first such fine handed down since the edict took effect.

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Ken Lloyd, a Canadian, was flying home with a military figurine he had bought from a museum gift shop in his carry-on bag.

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