Passenger Bill of Rights? And the airlines don't want it? No...really?
Law.com - Airline Industry to Appeal 'Passenger Bill of Rights' Ruling:
An airline industry trade group has filed a notice of appeal in its challenge to New York state's new law requiring better treatment of passengers sitting on grounded aircraft.
The Air Transit Association of America filed a notice to appeal last week's ruling by Northern District of New York Judge Lawrence E. Kahn. He ruled in Air Transport Association of America v. Cuomo that the pro-passenger law is not pre-empted by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, as the airline industry group contended.
Rather than regulating airline routes and fares, which states are barred from doing by federal law, Kahn ruled that the new state law is a permissible exercise of New York's power to protect the health and safety of passengers.
The law, which goes into effect on Tuesday, will require airlines to provide water, fresh air and working toilets to travelers stuck for longer than three hours on delayed flights. It allows the attorney general to seek civil fines of up to $1,000 per passenger per violation.