Problem
The airport manager at JFK calls in sick and now you are in charge of airport operations for the rest of the week. As a ferocious winter storm takes aim at the East Coast later today, bringing a mix of rain, wind, snow, and ice, Thanksgiving air travelers may wonder if their holidays will be ruined. What would you do to prevent weather from stranding passengers? What strategies would you use in light of the Department of Transportation's 2009 rules on airport-tarmac delays, which fine airlines for keeping passengers on a parked plane for more than three hours?