Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
Then you aren't understanding my questions.
I have no argument on this matter and it would be hard to disagree about this issue since I am asking questions, not making statements.
I don't understand how these fines come about other than some Passenger Bill of Rights that sought some sort of compensation for passengers and some fine to be viewed as punishment for an airline for breaking some deadline. According to the article, the number of tarmac delays is down quite a bit since the enacting of the PBOR.
Yes they are, but only by excessive cancellation thereby hosing the flying public even worse, although that didn't seem to occur here. Nothing was really solved, just allowed to SHIFT elsewhere. Again, one plane or several carriers affected by a significant event, WX or otherwise is one thing, but this was something ENTIRELY different.
Originally Posted by
USMCFLYER
I figured that the airlines would just cancel flights that might get close, but it seems that you are saying that airlines can absorb a near million dollar fine without any problems.
USMCFLYR
A lot of airlines do, but this one frequently does not. As for absorbing a $650,000 fine (the remainder melting away in standard freebie's and vouchers to pax), yes, this one can.......at least until it's spun off.