We're testifying today Wednesday at 2:30 in a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on an airline passenger bill of rights. We're privileged to have as our fellow witnesses Paul Hudson, the longtime director of the Aviation Consumer Action Project, and Kate Hanni, one of hundreds of passengers left for nine hours in hot non-hygienic planes (no drinking water, clogged toilets) on the Austin (TX) tarmac in December (previous blog). Kate is founder of The Coalition for an Airline Passenger Bill of Rights. I will post my testimony when it is released by the committee. Here is a letter we (joined by four leading groups) sent the full Senate Monday in support of S. 678, bi-partisan Airline Passenger Bill of Rights legislation sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME). Back in 1999, the airlines beat off an attempt to enact an airline bill of rights by making a lot of promises that they have not kept. We'll see what happens this time.