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Airlines Report 26 Tarmac Delays Over Three Hours on Domestic Flights, No Tarmac Delays Over Four Hours on International Flights in May
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its July 2017 Air Travel Consumer Report, compiling air carrier data for the month of May 2017. In May, airlines reported 26 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights and no tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights. Twenty-four of the long tarmac delays took place in Philadelphia on May 25, when there were heavy thundershowers in the area. All reported extended tarmac delays are being investigated by the Department.