DOT Imposes Tarmac Delay Limits For U.S. Airline Domestic Flights

U.S. airlines will have to let passengers deplane from aircraft stuck on the tarmac for three hours for a domestic flight — and could face fines as high as $27,500 per passenger for violations — under new U.S. Transportation Dept. rules announced yesterday. The time limit will take effect in four...

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