FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - DOT fines UA $2.75 Million for tarmac delays & disabled PAX complaints

Jan 8, 2016 | 5:22 pm

#13

Surftel

Suspended

Join Date: Nov 2007

Posts: 8,795

Quote:

Originally Posted by porciuscato

Bingo. There's more than anecdata. In fact a timely WSJ article cites a study that found these penalties have caused more flight cancellations:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/stranded...ort-1452125387

Hmmm, wonder who funded this "Study"?

Luckily we have actual numbers
http://www.transtats.bts.gov/homedrillchart.asp

2011 was not great as airlines came to grips with the new rules but 2012 is 50% of 2007. Post 2011 on time and canceled flights are consistently better then the years prior to the ruling. The only outlier is 2014, which is really due to 2 months of unusually bad weather in January and February

http://www.transtats.bts.gov/HomeDri...L_SelectMonth=

Last edited by Surftel; Jan 8, 2016 at 5:35 pm

Reply