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DOT proposes no penalties for runway delays


JetBlue Airways Corp. passengers wait for flights at New York's Kennedy Airport, Thursday Feb. 15, 2007. JetBlue tried to calm a maelstrom of criticism Thursday, after passengers were left waiting on planes at a New York airport for as long as nine hours during a snow and ice storm. Calling the delays "unacceptable," the airline said in a statement it would offer refunds and free flights to passengers who were delayed on planes for more than three hours. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Transportation Department investigators Tuesday recommended that airlines provide accurate on-time data for all of their flights but proposed no new penalties to protect customers left to stew in crowded planes for hours on the runway.





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