United Hit With Record $1.1 Million Fine in Tarmac Delays
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United Continental Holdings Inc. was fined $1.1 million by U.S. regulators for stranding passengers inside planes at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the largest penalty since rules took effect in 2010.
Thirteen United planes with 939 passengers on board were delayed on the ground for more than the three-hour limit during thunderstorms that disrupted the second-busiest U.S. airport on July 13, 2012, the Department of Transportation said. At least two planes didn’t have working restrooms, according to a consent order issued today.