Tarmac Sanity

Finally, some sanity has come to the folks in DC when it pertains to restricting the airlines ability to keep people waiting on planes for hours without food, water, or an opportunity to leave. As reported today in the Times, airlines will now have to provide food and water after a two hour wait, and give people the opportunity to de-plane after a 3 hour wait. It's incredible that it took this long, although the airline industry is so politically connected that it was able to bottle up rules like this for years. Last year the airline industry spent almost 89 Mil. on lobbying. That kind of money buys you some long delays!