American Airlines Hit With Largest Tarmac Delay Fine To Date

American Airlines at DFW
Credit: Mark Hertzberg / ZUMA Press Wire
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has fined American Airlines a record $4.1 million for tarmac delays—the largest fine ever issued for such violations, the agency said. The penalty covers 43 domestic flights between 2018-2021 that kept passengers on the tarmac for over three hr. without...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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