A federal appeals court Tuesday upended a New York law ordering airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers confined in planes that have been unable to take off after three hours. The 2nd Circuit found New York's statute -- the first "passenger bill of rights" in the nation -- had been pre-empted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, which reserves to federal authorities the regulation of matters concerning the "price, route or service" provided by airlines.
March 26, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal appeals court Tuesday upended a New York law ordering airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers confined in planes that have been unable to take off after three hours.
In a unanimous per curiam decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found New York’s statute — the first of its kind in the nation — had been pre-empted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
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