"The fact that the airlines are already working actively to find loopholes and excuses to avoid compliance with new consumer protections before the regulations even go into effect demonstrates their continued hostility to consumers and new laws and policies designed to protect them, " Hanni said in a statement Tuesday.
Argenbright put a compliance program in place at Philadelphia Airport -- but not before another FAA audit showed that the company continued to violate regulations, including the hiring of individuals with prior criminal records.