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enacted in april 2010. the rule states if a domestic flight is held on the tarmac more than three hours the plane must return to the gate or provide passengers with another safe means of getting off. on international flights the delay max is four hours. american eagle as you mentioned is the first airline to be fined under the new rule. the airline blames the may delays on weather-related airport congestion. the tarmac delay rule was prompted by several incidents includedding one on valentine s day, 2007. that day snow and ice let to jetblue airways stranding hundreds of passengers on 10 planes on the tarmac at new york s jfk airport for up to 10 1/2 hours. airlines opposed to the new rule say they now cancel more flights rather than risk bumping up against that limit. jon? jon: patti anne brown. thank you. jenna: turn to international news now. a deadly day in afghanistan as security forced gun down would-be homicide bomber. the the frightening scene

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