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Department this morning. so what does the u.s. embassy tell americans who are still in the country, about what they should do? reporter: well what state department told americans just this morning in a new security alert is first of all, once again, reiterating that they could not assure them safe passage to the airport. that things going to the airport aren t necessarily going to be safe. state department isn t providing any support for them during that journey. but once then get to the airport, they re also telling americans that there are gates that are opening and closing without any advanced notice. and so these americans, if they were assigned to go to one gate, the state department is now telling them, we know we told you that but you should try to get into any gate that you can, telling them to use use their best judgment. this may be an admission of the reality on ground bus it is surprising to hear this coming from the state department to americans who are facing this incre ....
A sizzling hot temperatures in the southwest lead to excessive heat warnings and flight cancellations. this map showing a triple digit heat wave that could turn deadly with some areas expected to break records. liz from our affiliate in phoenix. she is here with more from the airport. good morning. it hit 118 degrees here in phoenix yesterday and could get hotter here today. some planes can t handle that. the higher the temperatures go, the harder it is for them to lift off. they need more speed in order to get off the runways. the runways here at the airport aren t long enough for some smaller planes to get off the ground. that s why american airlines decided to cancel some flights yesterday and more than 40 flights today. they are regional jet flights. smaller planes. those planes aren t allowed to operate when temperatures go above 118. the bigger jets we re more used ....
Potentially millions of dollars per flight, critics say the airlines simply grounded them leaving passengers stuck in the terminal instead of on the airplane. meantime, the department of transportation is taking a hard look at what happened this weekend and will post its findings so consumers make informed decisions in future weather emergencies. buff the department insists telling airlines how to schedule flights is not its job. of course passengers still trapped at the airport aren t interested in excuses, they just want to get where they re going and maybe an apology from someone. anyone in charge. cathay pacific, the international carrier was quick to offer one, in a statement, we are particularly sorry for the great inconvenience that more than 1100 passengers have suffered throughout their long wait inside our aircraft on the tarmac. and what about an apology for passengers stranded by our airlines here at home? in airports across the country tonight, thousands are still waiting ....
They say the aviation system is working just fine given the circumstances. the aviation system is not broken at all. we had the severe weather situation in the northeast united states. others say thousands of flights may have been canceled prematurely all because of the new airline s passenger bill of rights. it fines airlines if domestic flights not international flights are kept waiting on the tarmac for more than three hours. this was the first big test of the tarmac wait rule since it went into effect in april and rather than risk those fines, potentially millions of dollars per flight, critics say the airlines simply grounded them leaving passengers stuck in the terminal instead of on the airplane. meantime, the department of transportation is taking a hard look at what happened this weekend and will post its findings so consumers make informed decisions in future weather emergencies. but the department insists telling airlines how to schedule flights is not its job. of course ....
the aviation system is not broken at all. we had the severe weather situation in the northeast united states. others say thousands of flights may have been canceled prematurely all because of the new airline s passenger bill of rights. it fines airlines if domestic flights not international flights are kept waiting on the tarmac for more than three hours. this was the first big test of the tarmac wait rule since it went into effect in april and rather than risk those fines, potentially millions of dollars per flight, critics say the airlines simply grounded them leaving passengers stuck in the terminal instead of on the airplane. meantime, the department of transportation is taking a hard look at what happened this weekend and will post its findings so consumers make informed decisions in future weather emergencies. but the department insists telling airlines how to schedule flights is not its job. of course passengers still trapped at the airport aren t interested in excuses, they ....