FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Apparently the airlines would rather you wait…and wait…and wait…for as long as it takes. And no whining.
"USA Today" reports that the airlines are going to try to block a law that would punish them for stranding passengers on airplanes without certain necessities.
That's right. The airline's main trade group is going to federal court next week to contest New York State’s airline passenger bill of rights.
The law, which would be the first of its kind and is set to take effect January first, would require airlines to provide food, water, electricity and waste removal when a flight leaving from a New York airport waits more than three hours to take off.
It allows New York to fine the airlines up to one-thousand dollars per passenger if they don't comply.
But the "Air Transport Association" wants to stop the law from taking effect. They say only federal authorities can regulate airline service. Their lawyers argue that airlines would be hurt if other legislatures pass laws that vary from state to state.
Come on. Remember last year when some flights were delayed up to ten hours and beyond, and passengers just had to sit there? There was a lot of complaining, but the airlines haven't improved much. In fact, they've gotten worse. The Bureau of Transportation reports the number of flights waiting more than three hours to take off from U.S. airports is up about 25 percent since this time last year.
Here’s my question to you: What’s the message when no Republican candidate gets a 50% approval rating from his own party?