VIDEO: JetBlue Fined $90,000 for Breaking Delay Provision

JetBlue in a bit of hot water after forgetting to tell passengers of their rights. The airline is being fined $90,000 for not notifying passengers that they could leave the plane while it was stuck on the tarmac for 3 hours. As a part of a new rule that went into effect over a year ago, passengers have the right to leave a plane if it is sitting at a gate, and airline personnel must announce this right every 30 minutes. An investigation into the incident found that JetBlue has no stated policy of informing passengers of their right to leave the plane, even though it is the law. JetBlue is the first airline to be penalized for this particular stipulation of the law. JetBlue CEO Dave Barger has said that in the wake of this incident his company is cooperating with the Department of Transportation.

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