Airlines to provide flight delay info

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Airline passengers in the United States will be provided with information regarding flight delays to avoid lengthy tarmac waits, travel advocates say. Travel advocate Kate Hanni said airlines are taking steps to ensure passengers are kept informed regarding any changes in their travel plans after complaints about allegedly misleading Transportation Department flight delay figures, the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram reported Sunday. "We think the (Transportation Department) was capturing just a tiny fraction of the flights that actually sit... [read full story]