DOT Sues Southwest Airlines for Chronically Delayed Flights
2 days ago · DOT also took enforcement action against Frontier Airlines today for operating multiple chronically delayed flights. DOT fined Frontier $650,000 in civil penalties with $325,000 to be paid to the U.S. Treasury and the remaining $325,000 to be suspended if the carrier does not operate any chronically delayed flights in the next three years.
Chronically Delayed Flights - Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Flights with More than 50% Delayed Arrivals of More than 30 Minutes.
DOT sues Southwest Airlines over 2 ‘chronically delayed’ flight …
2 days ago · The DOT found JetBlue to have operated four chronically delayed flights at least 145 times between June 2022 through November 2023, with each flight delayed for five months in a row or more.
Transportation Department sues Southwest for allegedly delaying flights …
1 day ago · The DOT defines a "chronically delayed" flight as one that is "flown at least 10 times a month and arrives more than 30 minutes late more than 50 percent of the time." Disruptions also include ...
Southwest Airlines hit with DOT lawsuit over chronic delays - USA …
2 days ago · The release also announced an enforcement action against Frontier Airlines for chronically delayed flights. The ultra-low-cost carrier was being fined $650,000, but the DOT said it would only have ...
Transportation Department sues Southwest for 'chronically delayed flights'
2 days ago · The DOT said each flight was chronically delayed for five consecutive months and that Southwest was responsible for more than 90% of the disruptions. ... the DOT fined budget carrier Frontier ...
US DOT Fines Frontier Airlines $650,000 For "Chronically Delayed Flights"
1 day ago · The United States Department of Transportation ( DOT) has fined Frontier Airlines an initial $325,000, with the fine potentially going up to $650,000, for chronic flight delays on three routes in 2022 and 2023. Fined for chronic delays In a statement, the DOT’s Office of Aviation Consumer Protection (OACP) said that it determined that Frontier Airlines held out three chronically delayed ...
DOT Sues Southwest for 'Chronically Delayed Flights'
2 days ago · The moves come after DOT fined JetBlue $2 million earlier in January for the same issue. A "chronically delayed flight" is defined by DOT as one operated at least 10 times in a month and that arrives more than 30 minutes late, including canceled flights, more than 50 percent of the time during the month.
DOT Penalizes JetBlue for Chronic Flight Delays
Jan 3, 2025 · Regardless of the cause of the disruption for any specific flight, DOT rules provide airlines adequate time to fix their schedule after a flight becomes chronically delayed to avoid illegal unrealistic scheduling. JetBlue failed to do so. DOT’s order requires JetBlue cease and desist its chronic flight delays and pay a $2 million penalty.
JetBlue fined $2 million by DOT for 'chronically delayed flights'
Jan 3, 2025 · The Department of Transportation said its $2 million fine against JetBlue was the first of its kind for chronically delayed flights.