Federal fines totaling $175,000 were levied Tuesday morning against the three airlines involved in stranding of dozens of passengers overnight on a regional airliner at an airport in Rochester, Minn., this past summer. These fines are the first that airlines have received for lengthy tarmac delays.

The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Transportation Department said Tuesday.

Department of Transportation levies $175,000 in fines against three airlines for their role in the leaving passengers overnight on a plane at Rochester, Minn.

WASHINGTON -- The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

The Department of Transportation said it levied a precedent-setting $175,000 in fines against three airlines for their role in the stranding of passengers overnight in a plane at Rochester, Minn., on Aug. 8.

The Department of Transportation levies $175,000 in fines against three airlines for their role in the stranding of passengers overnight in a plane at Rochester, Minn., in August even though it was only 50 yards from a terminal.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an airport tarmac, the Department of Transportation said today.

Government Levies The First Fines Against Airlines For Their Roles In A Tarmac Stranding

WASHINGTON — The government is imposing fines for the first time against airlines for stranding passengers on an...