Federal Aviation Administration 1 Safety and Certification Conference January Tarmac Diversion Plans Federal Aviation Administration Prepared for:35 th Annual Eastern Region Airport Conference-Hershey, PA Presented by:Brian Rushforth Manager Airport Safety and Operations Division Date: April 3, 2012

Federal Aviation Administration 2 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 The FAA Reauthorization requires the U.S. Department of Transportation to receive tarmac delay diversion plans by May 24, 2012

Federal Aviation Administration 3 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 Who Is Affected? Scheduled passenger service or public charter service using any aircraft with a design capacity of 30 or more seats Operators of large hub, medium hub, small hub, or non-hub U.S. airports

Federal Aviation Administration 4 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 What is Required – Air Carriers A passenger shall have the option to deplane an aircraft and return to the airport terminal when there is an excessive tarmac delay (3 hours for domestic flights and 4 hours for international flights) The deplaning option must be offered to a passenger even if the flight in covered air transportation is diverted to a commercial airport other than the originally scheduled airport.

Federal Aviation Administration 5 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 What is Required – Air Carriers Exceptions: Where an air traffic controller with authority over the aircraft advises the pilot in command that permitting a passenger to deplane would significantly disrupt airport operations; or Where the pilot in command determines that permitting a passenger to deplane would jeopardize passenger safety or security.

Federal Aviation Administration 6 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 What is Required – Air Carriers Also Requires: Provide adequate food, potable water, restroom facilities, comfortable cabin temperatures and access to medical treatment for passengers onboard an aircraft when the departure of a flight is delayed or disembarkation of passengers is delayed; and Share facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency.

Federal Aviation Administration 7 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 What is Required – Airports Must contain a description of how the airport operator, to the maximum extent practicable, will: Provide for the deplanement of passengers following excessive tarmac delays; Provide for the sharing of facilities and make gates available at the airport in an emergency; and Provide a sterile area following excessive tarmac delays for passengers who have not yet cleared U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Federal Aviation Administration 8 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 Holy – How? U.S. DOT is setting up an electronic submission system. Should be available mid- April. AAAE and ACI-NA are working with DOT on a scalable, airport-specific template.

Federal Aviation Administration 9 Safety and Certification Conference January 2011 Resources Current Federal Register Notice – 01/html/ htm 01/html/ htm Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) has developed some preliminary guidance materials in this area as well. Those materials can be found at /ACRP10-10.Update.10Dec2011.pdf.

Challenges of a Growing Aviation System Presentation to: Name: Date: Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration Thank you! Questions? Brian Rushforth Manager Airport Safety and Operations Division (202)