JetBlue asks for rule waiver, plans to keep passengers on tarmac for 3+ hours

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9 pointsjaf12duke1 comment

The fatal flaw of this logic is that the 3+ hour rule is not about JetBlue, JFK, or flight operations. It's about passengers. Plain and simple. Should passengers have to sit on the plane for more than 3-hours without going anywhere? If the answer is "no", then abide by the rule. if the answer is "yes, sometimes", then get rid of the rule entirely.

I'm guessing that JetBlue thinks the answer is "yes, sometimes". They're a low-cost operator. Turning the plane around is expensive, and the cost, I'm sure, is entirely on the operator.

This is a problem only because ATC can't tell one hour ahead of time if the expected wait-time is 30 minutes or 3+ hours.

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