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If you a delay a flight due to your cellphone, it could cost you

The agency that operates the New York City area’s three major airports has a message for passengers who don’t turn off their cellphones or tablets before takeoff: Pay up, or see you in court.

THE NEWS TRIBUNE
Published: March 27, 2012 at 8:26 a.m. PDT — Updated: March 27, 2012 at 1:06 a.m. PDT
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The agency that operates the New York City area’s three major airports has a message for passengers who don’t turn off their cellphones or tablets before takeoff: Pay up, or see you in court.

The executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it’s considering levying fines up to tens of thousands of dollars for behavior that causes flight delays.

The Port Authority says police answered about 400 calls last year at Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports to deal with unruly passengers.

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