Question

Suppose the government is considering penalizing airlines $27,500 per passenger each time passengers are made to remain on the plane on the tarmac for more than three hours before a flight. True or False: The threat of this fine could increase

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

The threat of imposing fines on the airlines could increase delays by forcing airlines to disembark people from the plane and then reboard them more than necessary.

Airlines are allowed to stay on the tarmac not more than three hours before departure. Most of these airlines would usually deplane their passengers when there are delays maybe due to repair while on the tarmac. This is to avoid federal fines for tarmac delays exceeding three hours.

However, where government is considering imposing outrageous fines on airlines with regards to the above scenario, such move would lead to increase in flight cancellation and or rescheduling of passengers for later flights.