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Are DOT's Tarmac Delay Fines Actually Making Delays Longer?
A study by Dartmouth and MIT has shown that passengers faced longer overall delays after the U.S. DOT’s 2010 tarmac delay rule was instituted.
Jan 12, 2016
ConsumerAffairs
Study: tarmac stranding rule creating more delays
Dartmouth-MIT researchers say it's another example of unintended consequences.
Jan 12, 2016
Chicago Tribune
Why airport torture only got worse
Scholars Vikrant Vaze of Dartmouth and Chiwei Yan, Allison Vanderboll and Cynthia Barnhart of MIT found a sharp increase in flight cancellations.
Jan 11, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Stranded at the Airport: A rule to stop tarmac delays leads to more flight cancellations
A new Dartmouth-MIT study finds that the Obama Administration’s Tarmac Delay Rule has backfired on passengers by causing more flight cancellations.
Jan 11, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Dementia Discovery Fund Chooses Alector for First Investment
Alector, founded by Professor Tillman Gerngross, is developing drugs to address what its founders believe could be the root cause of dementia.
Jan 07, 2016
Fortune
New Rules to Prevent Airline Delays Are Backfiring
New regulations have “significantly increased” the number of passenger delays, according to a new study by Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jan 06, 2016
USA Today
Study: Tarmac delay rule just makes things worse
The tarmac delay rule put in place by the Department of Transportation to protect fliers from being stranded for hours has actually made overall delays longer.
Jan 05, 2016
Los Angeles Times
Airline tarmac rule leads to more passenger delays, study concludes
A study by Dartmouth and MIT concludes that one of the nation’s toughest passenger rights laws—that fines airlines for stranding fliers on an airport tarmac—may actually increase passenger delays.
Jan 05, 2016