Why Airlines Cancel Flights (Hint: It's Not Just Bad Weather)03:51
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December 04, 2019

Holiday travelers crowd check in before departure. (Ringo Chiu/AFP via Getty Images)

Host Jeremy Hobson talks to Seth Kaplan, Here & Now's transportation analyst, about the "tarmac rule," a regulation adopted in 2010 that has unintentionally led to an increased number of flight cancellations.

This segment aired on December 4, 2019.

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Why Airlines Cancel Flights (Hint: It's Not Just Bad Weather)03:51
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