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Old May 9, 2010 | 2:16 pm
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Originally Posted by bernardd
I hadn't realised that the DoT had made an exception for international flights. If it had been a domestic flight you would presumably have been taken back to the terminal within 3 hours, which would have added to the delay, if the flight didn't get cancelled.
Not quite so simple. The new US rules which just came in require airlines to publish (and follow) their own policies for lengthy onboard delays in respect of international flights.

Does BA's US website have their policy (I haven't checked)?
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