Mayor Pete, the outgoing transportation secretary, will be hitting the friendly skies, using his Christmas gift and making up for some lost time.

Some JetBlue passengers who experienced bad delays ... make flying unreliable for travelers," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday in a statement. "Today's action puts the airline ...

Under the penalty, JetBlue must pay $1 million to the U.S. Treasury and use the remaining $1 million to compensate impacted passengers, the DOT says. Customers will receive at least $75 if they experience any future JetBlue delays of three hours or more within the next year.

JetBlue Airways is facing a $2 million penalty from the U.S. Transportation Department for repeated flight delays along the East Coast

US carrier JetBlue has been fined $2 million by the US DOT for consistently operating ‘chronically delayed flights’

WASHINGTON (WNDU) - Pete Buttigieg is about to end his latest gig. This coming Monday, the former South Bend mayor will also become the former secretary of transportation. As a Biden appointee, he will be replaced as the president leaves office.

“The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and our more than 1,600 member organizations thank Secretary Pete Buttigieg for his strong commitment to investing in public transportation and his leadership in implementing the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

The lawsuit alleges Southwest illegally operated chronically delayed flights and disrupted passengers' travel plans.

The Democratic star had promised his department would be integral to Biden administration efforts to tackle climate change and create good-paying jobs.

Having assessed a first-of-its-kind fine for “chronic flight delays” against JetBlue Airways, federal regulators have now moved to penalize both Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines for similar infractions.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said airlines have a legal obligation to ensure that their schedules list realistic departure and arrival times.

The Department of Transportation and Department of Justice jointly filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Southwest Airlines for operating "chronically delayed flights" that caused disruptions to passengers.