Comments on: Short hops — August 7, 2007 — NY PBOR, Amtrak’s steel-wheel kegger, and Virgin America debuts tomorrow

By: Dootz

Dootz — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:08:58 +0000

Re: Virgin America, I am eager to see how service is. Price is right: $260 for R/T btw NYC and LAX with a good schedule.

By: tseliot

tseliot — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:00:28 +0000

Yeah. I’m not sure it will stand. It’s just like how the feds are suing California for imposing harsher fuel economy standards on the grounds of non-uniformity.

By: Rick Seaney » New York's Passenger Bill of Rights: 1 Down, 49 to Go?

Rick Seaney » New York's Passenger Bill of Rights: 1 Down, 49 to Go? — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:30:17 +0000

[…] So, what does all this mean? Well, it means you can still get stuck on the tarmac at JFK for seven hours, but at least you’ll have some peanuts and a working bathroom while you wait. It also means that the states are having to take up the charge where the federal government should be leading. New York is the first to go ahead with a passenger bill of rights, but it’s a bill that still seems quite toothless. It doesn’t demand compensation or explain the rules of overbooking, and it doesn’t have the weight of Washington behind it. The whole situation was summed up perfectly over at Upgrade: Travel Better: […]

By: pbb

pbb — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:00:42 +0000

As a matter of fact, one of our contributors is on the Virgin America flight right now. All the coverage is at Jaunted.

By: ShortWoman

ShortWoman — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:14:24 +0000

No, it’s simpler than that. The feds (FAA or DoT most likely) will sue to stop the New York law from being enforced. After all, there is longstanding precedent for federal law trumping state law.