3 UAL flights had long tarmac delays in June
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3 United flights had long tarmac delays in June
11:25 am ET 08/10/2010- Associated Press Online
The government says three flights in June sat on the tarmac for more than three hours, but there was no increase in the cancellation rate of flights among the nation's biggest airlines.
All three were United Airlines flights, and all broke the three-hour limit by five minutes or less.
More than 268 flights were delayed for more than three hours in June 2009.
June was the second month the tarmac-delay rule was in effect. Airlines face stiff fines if they do not return passengers to the terminal within the three-hour limit.
The Transportation Department reported the statistics Tuesday as part of its monthly on-time report. Hawaiian Airlines again operated the most flights on time, followed by Alaska Airlines and US Airways.