[fatnotlazy]

I don’t understand why we need laws to prevent airline passengers from being stranded on the tarmac for hours at a time. Good grief! Must the government do everything for us? You would think that the airlines and the airports, after so many of these incidents, would get a clue and work toward preventing or at least minimizing these things. They shouldn’t need laws to fix this.

Seems to me that most of the problems we now have with air travel were minimal or didn’t exist at all prior to deregulation. Ever since deregulation, air travel has become a real nightmare. I used to love to fly — now it’s a royal pain in the keister.

[Kozak]

I don’t understand why we need laws to prevent airline passengers from being stranded on the tarmac for hours at a time. Good grief! Must the government do everything for us?

Seems to me that most of the problems we now have with air travel were minimal or didn’t exist at all prior to deregulation. Ever since deregulation, air travel has become a real nightmare.

So which is it? You want laws or you don't want laws? Or are you in favor of "airline regulation", but not laws?

[Mr. Jeeves]

They shouldn’t need laws to fix this.

We wouldn't if passengers would vote with their dollars. Once this story came out, American Airlines should have instantly lost 80% of their customers. Thousands of canceled reservations might have gotten their attention.

[saganite]

It’s really a matter of gate availability. If no gates are available then the airlines can’t offload pax unless they get them off with airstairs and shuttle buses. The airlines can’t put passengers off on the ramp. Too dangerous. Gates aren’t available because departing planes are taking up the gate space. There has to be solutions though like cancelling departures and moving those planes off the gates to make room for inbound planes.

[Truth29]

Well you need a law, or recission of laws. Right now, if a passenger trys to get off of a plane without permission, the passenger will get arrested. You do not have the right of free movement so you are, in effect, a prisoner, on the plane.

[woofer2425]

Before deregulation...airlines had to charge the same fr a particular route. The competition was in the amenities....food, service, pretty flight attendants and good looking and comfortable airline interiors.

[woofer2425]

Before deregulation...airlines had to charge the same for a particular route. The competition was in the amenities....food, service, pretty flight attendants and good looking and comfortable airline interiors.

[Wuli]

“I used to love to fly — now it’s a royal pain in the keister.”

And did you “love” the prices?