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On the recordSeptember 27, 2007
I was appalled, as many Americans were, to see passengers trapped in airplanes sitting on runways for sometimes as much as 11 hours without adequate food or water, overflowing restrooms, and no opportunity to deplane.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Expressing concern about passenger treatment during long delays.

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