Long delays on tarmacs fall

From USATODAY:

Airlines are cutting down on lengthy tarmac delays in the face of steep fines.

The number of planes stuck on airport tarmacs for more than three hours fell to five in May. That’s the second-lowest monthly total since the federal government began monitoring them in the current fashion in October 2008, the Transportation Department said Thursday.

In May of last year, 34 flights were delayed more than three hours, data from the department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics show…

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