Report claims tarmac delay rule has driven big rise in flight cancellations

The Dept. of Transportation's tarmac delay rule, introduced in April 2010, has resulted in a "42% surge in bad-weather airline cancellations," at a cost of "billions of dollars"in airline costs, business disruption and lost productivity, according to an extensive study by aviation consultants Darryl...

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