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Mar 24, 2008 11:10 pm US/Pacific

'Passenger Bill Of Rights' Meets Assembly Approval

SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) ― A state Assembly committee has approved legislation requiring airlines to provide passengers with food, water, lights, air and working toilets when they're stuck for long periods of time on airport tarmacs.

The measure cleared the Transportation Committee on Monday by an 8-2 vote. It now goes to the Judiciary Committee.

The bill was introduced by Assemblyman Mark Leno, a Democrat from San Francisco, following a series of incidents in which passengers were stranded in grounded airplanes.

It applies to California airports and is modeled after a New York law. That law requires airlines to ensure that passengers have basic amenities if their planes are stuck on the tarmac for more than three hours.

The required amenities would include water, fresh air, snacks, sanitary restrooms, lights and the ability to move around the cabin.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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