‘Unrealistic scheduling’: US Transportation department slaps a $2 million penalty on JetBlue Airways

The US transportation department fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for chronic delays on its east coast routes due to unrealistic scheduling. JetBlue blamed air traffic control issues and called for modernization. The fines partially compensate affected passengers. Routes from New York to Raleigh-Durham, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and from Windsor Locks to Fort Lauderdale were notably delayed.