Obama Administration imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings!!

[KansasVoter]

Thank you President Obama!!

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration took aim Monday at tarmac horror stories, ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to disembark after three hours.

With its new regulations, the Transportation Department sent an unequivocal message on the eve of the busy holiday travel season: Don't hold travelers hostage to delayed flights.

Under the new regulations, airlines operating domestic flights will be able only to keep passengers on board for three hours before they must be allowed to disembark a delayed flight. The regulation provides exceptions only for safety or security or if air traffic control advises the pilot in command that returning to the terminal would disrupt airport operations.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091221/ap_on_bi_ge/us_tarmac_strandings

[Renew Deal]

1. Obama didn't fight for free champagne for every passenger!!!!!

This is an outrage. My progressive allies and I are outraged. This isn't change. It's BS!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG

[Bluebear]

4. 'or if ATC advises the pilot in command that returning to the terminal would disrupt airport ops'

Don't pop your champagne until you ponder that loophole :)

[kath]

6. yep, those loopholes are freakin' HUGH!1!

[GodlessBiker]

2. A good move, but you can drive a plane through that last exception.

[gateley]

3. He keeps doing good things like this, which tempers my ire

at some of the stuff he ISN'T doing. He really has done a lot. Just need him to kick butt on the big stuff, but unfortunately that requires the House and Senate.

[jberryhill]

5. Just start clutching your chest and wheezing /nt