Originally Posted by
george 3
Hello DOT, Thank you for taking the time to be part of the Flyer Talk community today. My question is this. When airlines are fined (heavily) for a tarmac or runway delay of over three hours, why is the fine not redirected to the passengers that had to sit through it? It feels like this is another opportunity for revenue enhancement for the federal government.
+1
Any and all punitive fines for delays/etc to passengers or their property should be mandated to be provided to the PASSENGERS directly, and not to the government.