JetBlue Hit with $2 Million Fine for Chronic Flight Delays, Warned to Overhaul Schedules by U.S. DOT
JetBlue is fined $2 million by the DOT for consistent flight delays and unrealistic scheduling, with the airline responsible for over 70% of 395 total delays and cancellations.
JetBlue fined $2 million for pattern of ‘chronically delayed’ flights
JetBlue must pay a $2 million penalty for operating “chronically delayed flights” on a handful of routes in 2022 and 2023, the Transportation Department announced Friday. The action marks the first time the department has fined an airline for the offense,
JetBlue slapped with first-ever $2 million fine over ‘chronically delayed’ flights
The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for “operating multiple chronically delayed flights,” the first time an airline has been penalized for such a thing. The DOT investigation uncovered four flights that were chronically delayed between June 2022 and November 2023 for at least five straight months.
JetBlue hit with $2M fine for chronic flight delays in first-of-its-kind crackdown
The DOT fined JetBlue $2 million for operating chronically delayed flights, marking the first crackdown against unrealistic airline scheduling.
JetBlue fined $2 million by US DOT for operating ‘chronically delayed flights’
US carrier JetBlue has been fined $2 million by the US DOT for consistently operating ‘chronically delayed flights’
Dept. of Transportation fines JetBlue $2 million over chronically delayed flights
JetBlue has agreed to pay $2 million after federal regulators charged the U.S. airline with operating multiple chronically delayed flight routes, marking the first time the Department of Transportation fined an air carrier over its scheduling practices.
In a First, Feds Fine JetBlue for Chronically Delaying Flights
The fine is the first of its kind, but just a drop in the bucket for a company whose revenue was $2.4 billion during the third quarter of 2024.
JetBlue is being fined $2M for chronically late flights, and customers could get a cut
JetBlue is getting hit with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights. The Transportation Department said Friday that half the money will go to passengers who were delayed on flights along four routes on the East Coast between summer 2022 and late 2023.
JetBlue whacked with $2M federal fine over delay-ridden flights
The civil penalty marks the first time U.S. transport regulators have targeted “chronically delayed” flights amid Biden DOT’s push for consumer protections.
JetBlue Fined $2M for Delayed Flights — What That Means for Affected Passengers' Wallets
The DOT fined JetBlue $2 million for operating chronically delayed flights, marking the first crackdown against unrealistic airline scheduling.
A Major Airline Is Being Fined for Chronic Flight Delays, and Passengers May Get a Cut of the Money
The agency said it’s the first time it has fined an airline for chronic delays on specific routes, which it blamed on “unrealistic scheduling” by JetBlue. “Illegal chronic flight delays make flying unreliable for travelers.
Mystery as two people found dead in compartment of JetBlue passenger plane after it landed in Florida
TWO people have been found dead inside the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue passenger plane, the airline has confirmed.
JetBlue fined $2 million by feds for "chronic flight delays"
JetBlue is the first carrier to be penalized by the Department of Transportation for unrealistic scheduling practice.