British Airways Order 2018-5-28

About this Order

This consent order concerns violations by British Airways PLC (British Airways) of 14 CFR Part 259 and 49 U.S.C. § 41712 with respect to two separate flights. For these flights, the carrier failed to adhere to the assurance in its contingency plan for lengthy tarmac delays that the carrier would not permit an international flight to remain on the tarmac for more than four hours without providing passengers an opportunity to deplane. This order directs British Airways to cease and desist from future similar violations of 14 CFR Part 259 and 49 U.S.C. § 41712, and assesses the carrier $225,000 in civil penalties.