How about this:

U.S. Limits Tarmac Waits for Passengers to 3 Hours

Quote : Airlines that let a plane sit on the tarmac for more than two hours without giving passengers food or water, or more than three hours without offering them the option of getting off, will face fines of $27,500 a passenger, the secretary of transportation announced on Monday.

“This is President Obama’s Passenger Bill of Rights,”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/business/22passengers.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw