{"id":121814,"date":"2022-02-09T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=121814"},"modified":"2022-02-10T00:14:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T00:14:44","slug":"air-china-agrees-to-pay-u-s-fine-tarmac-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/02\/air-china-agrees-to-pay-u-s-fine-tarmac-delays.html","title":{"rendered":"Air China agrees to pay $143,000 U.S. fine tarmac delays."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday <strong>Air China <\/strong>agreed to pay a $143,000 fine over excessive tarmac delays in 2018 at U.S. airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/02\/indias-biggest-airline-returns-to-profit.html\">India\u2019s biggest airline returns to profit after two years.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The department said Air China had failed to ensure it would not permit an international flight to remain on the tarmac for more than four hours without providing passengers an opportunity to deplane. The department said under its $300,000 civil penalty order Air China must pay $143,000 within 30 days and must pay $143,000 if it violates the order within a year. The airline was credited with paying $14,000 for compensation to passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Transportation Department said Air China disagreed with how it calculated the civil penalties but said it has agreed to this settlement in the interest of avoiding litigation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/usa-airlines-china\/update-1-air-china-agrees-to-pay-143000-u-s-fine-over-2018-tarmac-delays-idUSL1N2UK1X8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/02\/etihad-create-first-sustainable-credit-card.html\">Etihad partners with First Abu Dhabi Bank and Visa to create the world\u2019s first sustainable credit card.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDOT will hold airlines and ticket agents accountable when they treat consumers unfairly,\u201d said U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USDOT said Air China allowed two international flights to remain on the tarmac at John F. 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