JetBlue Fined $2 Million Over Chronic Flight Delays

The Department of Transportation said the fine for the low-cost carrier was the first issued due to chronic flight delays.

A JetBlue airplane is shown at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, on March 16, 2017. Seth Wenig/AP Photo

For the first time, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined a passenger airline for “chronic flight delays.”

On Jan. 3, the DOT announced a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways Corp.