Consumer darling JetBlue brand suffers due to stranded planes in freak NE snowstorm.

JetBlue apparently faced some major obstacles dealing with the freak October Northeast snow storm this past weekend. In one case in which a plane was stranded on the tarmac at Bradley International in Connecticut for seven hours, it might turn out to be less of the brand's fault and more of the airport.

This past year a Passenger Bill of Rights was passed by Congress to ensure these kinds of incidents where passengers are stuck on planes for ridiculously long hours without food, water or bathrooms would be addressed. The fines the airlines face are as much as nearly $28,000 per passenger for each incident. Hefty to say the least.

Now I am no fan of airline travel these days nor the lack of service most airlines offer a sentiment shared by millions of people around the globe. However, if the latest news is true that Bradley International Airport is mostly at fault, then why should the airlines suffer millions of dollars in fines? What has surfaced includes the JetBlue Pilot's unanswered pleas to the airport to help get passengers off the plane after finding his company could not get the airport to help either. The airport was very slow to react seemingly with little or no emergency preparedness plan in place.

Maybe if the airline turns out NOT to be at fault and it is the fault of the airport and the city and/or state can they all be fined? Could the city and state be subject to lawsuits from passengers? Why not? Airports (run by governments) get fees from airlines to do business so they need to be held accountable, although, as we all know Government, whether local, city, state or Federal seem to not be accountable for much lately.

Until all the facts are known, JetBlue will be taking alot of heat from angry passengers and the media.

Watching out for you everyday.

Eli