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JetBlue fined $2 million by feds for "chronic flight delays"
JetBlue is the first carrier to be penalized by the Department of Transportation for unrealistic scheduling practice.
"Airlines often don't allow enough time between flights and they often allow for no margin for error," Teresa Murray, consumer watchdog director at U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, said in a statement. Under Biden, transportation regulators have taken a series of actions to safeguard airline passengers, including passing rules that now provide automatic refunds when flights are significantly delayed or canceled. "The department will enforce the law against airlines with chronic delays or other unrealistic scheduling practices in order to protect healthy competition in commercial aviation and ensure passengers are treated fairly."
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