Southwest hit with $1.6 million fine for stranding passengers on tarmac

JetBlue (JBLU) passengers who were trapped on the tarmac for many hours got national attention after an ice storm caused long delays at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport in February, 2007. In 2009 the department of transportation put rules and fines in place regarding such problems.

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