Fri, Jan 13, 2012
November Stats Show One Longer Than Four Hours on International
Flights For The Month
Airlines reported only one tarmac delay of more than three hours
on domestic flights and one tarmac delay of more than four hours on
international flights in November, according to the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report. The
larger U.S. airlines have been required to report long tarmac
delays on their domestic flights since October 2008. Under a
new rule that took effect Aug. 23, 2011, all U.S. and foreign
airlines operating at least one aircraft with 30 or more passenger
seats must report lengthy tarmac delays at U.S. airports.
Also beginning Aug. 23, carriers operating international flights
may not allow tarmac delays at U.S. airports to last longer than
four hours. There is a separate three-hour limit on tarmac
delays involving domestic flights, which went into effect in April
2010. Exceptions to the time limits for both domestic and
international flights are allowed only for safety, security or air
traffic control-related reasons.
The two long tarmac delays took place on Nov. 30 and involved
flights bound for Los Angeles International Airport. Due to
severe storms in the Los Angeles area that day, the flights were
diverted from Los Angeles International Airport. Both
reported tarmac delays are under investigation by the
Department.
The monthly report also includes data on on-time performance,
chronically delayed flights, flight cancellations, and the causes
of flight delays filed with the Department’s Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) by the reporting carriers. In
addition, the report contains information on reports of mishandled
baggage filed by consumers with the carriers and consumer service,
disability and discrimination complaints received by DOT’s
Aviation Consumer Protection Division. This report also
includes reports of incidents involving pets traveling by air, as
required to be filed by U.S. carriers.
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