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They have strongly opposed a government-ordered time limit on how long they could keep passengers on planes stranded on tarmacs.

U.S. imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac delays 2009

WASHINGTON Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday he has turned down requests from five airlines for temporary exemptions to a rule against keeping passengers waiting longer than three hours on airport tarmacs.

DOT rejects airline requests for exemptions from new tarmac time limit 2010

The technology reads the bag's "identity" as it moves from luggage belts to carts to airport tarmacs.

The Trump Card at Check-In Scott McCartney 2011

Washington (CNN) - Taking action against air travel nightmares, the Department of Transportation ordered airlines on Monday to allow passengers stranded on airport tarmacs to deplane after three hours.

DOT puts three-hour limit on tarmac delays 2009

Thermometers moved from cold mountains to warm beaches; from Siberian Arctic to more southerly locations and from pristine rural locations to jet airport tarmacs.

Warming and Rumours of Warming « Anglican Samizdat 2010

It's the first time airlines have been fined for leaving passengers stuck on tarmacs.

Airlines fined for overnight stranding in Minnesota 2009

The wave would destroy some tarmacs but the wave would preserve the vast majority - including fuel supplies - due to lack of use.

Cheeseburger Gothic » Gentlemen’s Club. 2009

The department's actions come as Congress weighs passengers 'rights legislation that would place a three-hour cap on how long airlines can keep passengers waiting on tarmacs before they allow them to deplane or return to a gate.

Three airlines fined in Minnesota tarmac stranding 2009

Fender-benders between planes moving around on tarmacs happen occasionally.

Super Jumbo Jet Clips Plane at JFK Andrew Grossman 2011

From the snowy fields of Iowa and New Hampshire to the crowded tarmacs of key battleground states to the steps of the Capitol on Inauguration Day, President Obama made clear that transitioning to a clean energy economy and tackling the challenge of global warming would be among his top priorities.

Gene Karpinski: President Obama Earns B&#43 on First Year Report Card 2010