Earlier this month a US federal court judge struck down a New York State law known as the "New York State Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights". His ruling was that regulation of the airline industry is solely in the jurisdiction of the federal government.
There are many, many things wrong with this picture.
I mean, really; how is it that airline passengers need a bill of rights anyway? If the business situation for airlines has deteriorated so much that the airlines feel no need to observe even the most basic principles of human decency and compassion, then it is quite clearly time to return to the standards of industry regulation.
If the airlines executives' parents didn't teach them how to behave then The People, thru all of our governments -- state and federal and even local -- need to tell them how exactly what is expected of them. But let me tell you boys: this reflects very poorly on your mothers. You'd better start thinking about what she would say about your behavior -- and about how you'll feel when its your Mom who's trapped in that airplane for six or eight hours.
