Federal officials are looking into whether any rules were violated when passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight were stranded for hours Tuesday night aboard a sweltering plane at Bradley International Airport without food or water, The Associated Press reports.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the incident only reinforces his belief that passengers are entitled to “fair treatment” when they fly.
Bad weather grounded the flight from London to Newark, N.J., at Bradley International Tuesday night.
A new rule puts a three-hour limit on the time that airlines can keep passengers waiting in planes. But the rule doesn’t apply to foreign airlines. LaHood recently proposed extending the limit to international flights.
