Airline Passengers Held for Nine Hours on Tarmac

NAPA, California - Two Years after American Airlines and JetBlue - Still No Laws Protecting Airline Passengers
Yesterday, 191 airline passengers were stranded on a tarmac in Southern California for over nine hours, begging to be let off the plane and provided only water and crackers. According to the Associated Press, "El Salvador-based Taca [Airlines] released a statement saying local authorities did not give permission for passengers to go through customs and enter the country. However, U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Mike Fleming said the airline did not ask for permission to let the passengers disembark." More... Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Flight Tracker: Track Any flight - Priority Bags: No More Lost Luggage