Fewer lengthy tarmac delays reported in December

There were no super-long tarmac delays for airlines in December, making 2014 the best year on record for the fewest such incidents.

The U.S. Department of Transportation said Tuesday there were only 30 domestic flights stuck on the ground longer than three hours in all of 2014.

As recently as 2009, there were 868 of those bladder-busting delays. The next year, the department imposed regulations that included potential big fines for long delays.