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U.S. fines Japan Airlines $300,000 over long flight delays

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If the world, let alone Japan, fined U.S. airlines for THEIR delays and all other miserable, pathetic services, then the U.S. economy would catapult the country back to stone-age!

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US airlines ARE fined for delays all the time. $750K, $450K, for 4 hrs and 7 hrs stuck in the plane on the ground. The reasons don't matter.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/delta-american-airlines-fined-keeping-passengers-tarmacs-hours-n977831

One fine was for $22M. https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/american-airlines-fined-22-million-by-department-of-justice.html

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If the world, let alone Japan, fined U.S. airlines for THEIR delays and all other miserable, pathetic services, then the U.S. economy would catapult the country back to stone-age!

lol You are in extreme danger of ruffling some American feathers here who came to find a reason to rag on JAL. I am American and sponsor your message.

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4 hours is a long time . . . but it is "better to be safe than sorry".

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4 hours is a long time . . . but it is "better to be safe than sorry".

What does that have to do with safety? They're supposed to let them off the plane but staff didn't show up.

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What does that have to do with safety? They're supposed to let them off the plane but staff didn't show up.

There was a series of studies that came out of the University of Nagoya about 10-15 years ago that identified the potential dangers of exiting an airplane with fewer than 8 people bowing to you. It's a worthwhile read if you can find it.

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...U.S. airlines for THEIR delays and all other miserable, pathetic services...,

My flights on Delta over the past couple of years have had better service than on JAL.

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If the world, let alone Japan, fined U.S. airlines for THEIR delays and all other miserable, pathetic services, then the U.S. economy would catapult the country back to stone-age!

Japan (and it's apologists) should stop blaming it's failures on the USA.

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Meanwhile, TSA......

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I just searched the Japanese press for reports in January and May about these delays — not a one. Thank you to the free press outside Japan for keeping us informed.

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This is troubling... I wont fly JAL to/from the US now, as their pilots will be under additional stress to take off on time, perhaps taking short-cuts in pre-checks, and missing something that leads to a crash. Hence why I wont fly with them to/from the US now for at least the next year.

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