tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7078673996121055112009-07-17T19:01:01.012-07:00Airline passengers fed up with being treated by the airlines as "obstacles" are given a place to vent anger and frustration while exploring the means to enact changes in airline policies. TO JOIN, MEET, DISCUSS AND SHARE PLEASE GO TO: http://groups.google.com/group/strandedpassengersKate Hannihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06063481578523939270kate@flyersrights.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707867399612105511.post-59534569231753303022009-07-14T17:56:00.000-07:002009-07-14T17:57:37.669-07:00

COMMERCE COMMITTEE INCLUDES BOXER-SNOWE AIRLINE PASSENGERS BILL OF RIGHTS IN FAA REAUTHORIZATIONBill Also Includes Snowe-Boxer Provisions to Strengthen Aviation SafetyJuly 14, 2009Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA) praised the Senate Commerce Committee for including their Airline Passengers Bill of Rights in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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ForImmediate Release: Contact: Kate Hanni  Phone: (707) 337-0328Email: kate@flyersrights.orgFlyersRights.orgApplauds Senate Commerce Committee for Recognizing Airline Passengers’RightsNapa, CA - 07/14/2009: Today,the Senate Commerce Committee unveiled its version of the FAAReauthorization Act of 2009 which includes important AirlinePassengers’ Bill of Rights provisions.  Among those provisions;

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For Immediate Release:Contact: Kate Hanni Phone: (707) 337-0328Email: kate@flyersrights.org Airline Data on Diversions “Highly Suspicious”Statistics Show Some Airlines Let You Decant in the Terminal, Others May Let You Whither on the VineNapa, CA - 07/13/2009: Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released the latest data installment for diverted commercial airline

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DOT 98-09 Thursday, July 9, 2009 Contact: Bill Mosley Tel.: (202) 366-4570DOT Fines Delta for Violations of Denied Boarding Compensation Rules The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today assessed a civil penalty against Delta Air Lines for violating federal rules regarding passengers denied boarding (“bumped”) on oversold flights. “Airlines often oversell flights in

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United Airlines’ Dangerous Cost-Shifting SchemeWhy Consumers Will Pay Substantially More for Air Travel When Travel Agents are Forced to Pay Airline Credit Card CostsContact: Kate Hanni 707-337-0328Stay Tuned for Public Press ReleaseBACKGROUNDUnited Airlines (UA) has told many travel agents and signaled its competitors that it will introduce on July 20, 2009 a radical new cost shifting scheme in

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Passengers aboard US Airways Flight #1576 received hotel, taxi and food vouchers thanks to passengers David Anderson and Peter Pimino, who had the presence of mind to use cell phones to call FlyersRights.org at 1-877-FLYERS-6 (1-877- 359-3776).Flight #1576 was beset by mechanical troubles immediately upon boarding. Passengers were initially held on the tarmac for 90 minutes due to what they were

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June 16, 2009ItinerariesBy SUSAN STELLINThe latest government statistics show that the airlines had a 79percent on-time record in April, an improvement over the more typical75 percent rate.What those figures do not reveal, though, is that just two-thirds ofthe flights that take off or land in the United States are counted,making the recent gain more of an estimate than an accurate measure ofthe

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“Closed-DoorMeetings of Washington Special Interests and ‘Voluntary’ Inside FixesWon’t Cut It This Time,” Says HanniWASHINGTON (June 10) – The nation’s largest consumer grouprepresenting airline passengers today demanded “immediate,comprehensive and enforceable legislation” to protect the 160 millionpassengers of the nation’s regional airlines. The demand came in the wake of shocking revelations

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Napa, CA – June 4, 2009: Delta flight 510 from Turks and Caicos boundfor Atlanta on April 10th, 2009 started out like any other flight forvacationing tourists who had spent a week in the sunny Caribbeanparadise. The passengers, spring breakers, families, and retirees weretired and a little depressed that their vacations were over, but theyhad no idea how their vacation would end.The flight was

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“Treat them like citizens and paying customers – not cattle,” says Hanni.WASHINGTON (May 20) – Days before millions of Americans board aircraft for the Memorial Day holiday, airline passengers’ rights advocates from both Canada and the United States joined forces on Capitol Hill today demanding that both countries impose enforceable limits on how long commercial airlines can keep passengers

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Napa, CA – April 22, 2009: Delta flight 510 from Turks and Caicos bound for Atlanta on April 10th, 2009 started out like any other flight for vacationing tourists who had spent a week in the sunny Caribbean paradise. The passengers, spring breakers, families, and retirees were tired and a little depressed that their vacations were over, but they had no idea how their vacation would end.The

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Airlines and TSA Reach Agreement with Airline Consumer OrganizationNapa, CA. 04/01/2009: Kate Hanni, executive director of FlyersRights.org announced today that the airline consumer rights organization has reached an agreement with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and major U.S airlines that allows members of the organization to bypass security lines and airline gates, by driving

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FlyersRights.org (formerly Coalition for an Airline Passengers Bill of Rights) today filed comments on the U.S. Department of Transportation's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on "Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections." Our Comments: http://www.flyersrights.com/FlyersRightsMarch2009NPRMComments2.pdf -Summary of positionIn short we commented that the U.S. DOT should strengthen

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Delta Worst For Long Tarmac Delays, Southwest Best In Customer Treatment WASHINGTON (March 11) – Noting 1,232 tarmac delays of 3 hours or more last year, FlyersRights.org today issued its annual “Airline Stranding Report Card.” Get your copy here>> 2008 Airline Stranding Report Card The longest delay, 10+ hours on the tarmac, was on Delta Airlines Flight 1201 from

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For Immediate Release:Contact: Kate Hanni 707-337-0328 for more info. Canada and United States to Consider Airline Passengers Rights on Same Day... March 5th, 2009 Joint US/Canada Teleconference Wednesday: March 4th at 11:30 am ESTWho: Kate Hanni Exec. Dir. FlyersRights.org (CAPBOR) will be joined by HON. Woodrow French, Mayor of

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To: Congressman ________________From: _________________________Subject: Support of Congressman Mike Thompsons Airline Passengers Bill of Rights HR: 624 with meaningful standards for airline passengers essential needs and the right to deplane after 3 hours on the tarmac.Please agree to co-sponsor this important piece of legislation that will restore the most basic of civil rights, dignity and

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HOB Rayburn 21672:00 p.m.Kate will testify as to the horrifying year 2008 was for airline passengers and what's to come.Kate

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Two weeks ago the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released commercial airline performance statistics for the month of October, something they’ve been doing every month for the past 13 years. What was remarkable about this release was that, beginning October 1st and for the first time in history, airlines were required to report tarmac statistics for diverted and cancelled flights, and

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New Airline Passengers Rights Bill Takes Flight in 111th CongressSenators Boxer and Snowe Piloting New Law in the SenateNAPA, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- FlyersRights.org issued the following statement from its spokesperson, Kate Hanni, on news that Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) today introduced the Airline Passengers Bill of Rights in the Senate.

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Jan '08 First Horror Story Press ReleasePRESS RELEASEAir Passenger Advocacy Group Helps Cancer Patient in Need When a traveler flying to San Diego for life-saving surgery is denied boarding, the Coalition for Airline Passenger Rights steps in to helpPassengers on a New Year’s Eve United Airlines flight from Eugene, Oregon to San Diego were appalled when a rude and uncooperative gate agent

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Our post was hacked last night with strange postings that were not generated by us.Clearly there are forces at hand that would like to destroy our credibility. We will figure out who did this and protect ourselves from future attacks.Kate HanniExecutive DirectorCAPBOR

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OBERSTAR URGED TO GIVE STRANDED AIRLINE PASSENGERS RELIEFAS PART OF $500M INSURANCE SUBSIDYUnless emergency bill is amended, airlines will get $500M – and passengers get bumpedWASHINGTON (September 22) – The head of the nation’s leading passenger rights organization today urged Congressman James Oberstar (DFL-MN) to give relief to stranded airline passengers as part of emergency legislation

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Kate Hanni, Executive Director For Immediate ReleaseFlyersRights.org(CAPBOR)707-337-0328Canada Passes Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights: “If airline passengers rights is good enough for Canada, why not good enough for America”?Napa Valley California 8/11/08: (Flyersrights.org) Kate Hanni today confirmed Canada’s efforts to pass an

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IN MEMORIAM Lest we not forget on the 7th anniversary of our fallen airline passengers, pilots, and crew and their respective families, all undeserved victims of the 9/11 tragedy, we suggest that all Coalition members today take a moment of prayer or silence to remember and respect their valued heroism and lives. Thank you.

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