The U.S. Department of Transportation has reported that "tarmac delays"—incidents in which passengers are kept on the plane during long take-off delays—hit their lowest total since rules fining airlines for allowing them went into effect five years ago.
Thirty domestic flights had delays on the ground of 3 hours or more; 9 international flights waited 4 hours or more. The standards are different for the two categories. That compares to 868 incidents before the rules, and to at compares to 84 domestic/55 international last year.
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And by the way, a tip of the hat to DOT and the airlines for rescuing a grand old word from oblivion. "Tarmac" Say it a few times. Feels good.
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