S.213 - Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure air passengers have access to necessary services while on a grounded air carrier, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 as introduced.

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1/12/2009--Introduced.Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Requires each air carrier and airport operator to submit for approval by the Secretary of Transportation a proposed contingency plan meeting minimum standards established by the Secretary. Requires an air carrier to provi
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1/12/2009--Introduced.Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009 - Requires each air carrier and airport operator to submit for approval by the Secretary of Transportation a proposed contingency plan meeting minimum standards established by the Secretary. Requires an air carrier to provide passengers on a departure- or arrival-delayed grounded aircraft with:
(1) adequate food, water, restrooms, ventilation, and medical services; as well as
(2) a time frame under which passengers may deplane a delayed aircraft after three hours, except in specified circumstances. Requires an airport operator plan to describe:
(1) how passengers will be deplaned following a long tarmac delay; and
(2) how facilities will be shared and gates made available to aircraft that experience such delays. Authorizes the Secretary to assess a civil penalty against air carriers and airport operators that fail to submit, obtain approval of, or adhere to a contingency plan. Requires public access to such plans. Directs the Secretary to establish a consumer hotline telephone number for air passenger complaints.

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Organizations Supporting S.213

  • Association for Airline Passenger Rights
  • Coalition for Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights

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12/31/10
WADIblog» Blogarchiv » Stärke und Schwäche

Literatur Ignaz Goldziher: Das Prinzip der Takijja im Islam. In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft. 1906, S. 213–226. R. Strothmann-Moktar Djebli: Taḳiyya. In: Encyclopedia of Islam. Leiden 2003, S. X:134a-136a. ...

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12/21/10
Marx und die Orgonbiophysik (Teil 2) « Nachrichtenbrief

4, S. 213). Das eine schließt das andere aus! Wenn Reich in seinem Artikel über die Marxsche Arbeitswerttheorie Arbeit und Sexualität als oszillierende Funktionen nebeneinander stellt und beide auf die biologische Energie zurückführt ...

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12/20/10
Ex parte FACHIRI. In re FACHIRI | 73 Wire

n(4) 5 B. & S. 213. n(5) Law Rep. 1 Ex. 325. n(6) Law Rep. 2 Eq. 462. containing any assignment of property for the benefit of creditors. 2. Assuming these sections to have such application, whether the Court of Bankruptcy has power to ...

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