, saying that law--which took effect Jan. 1--is "preempted" by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. "If New York's view regarding the scope of its regulatory authority carried the day, another state could be free to enact a law prohibiting the service of soda on flights departing from its airports, while another could require allergen-free food options on its outbound flights, unraveling the centralized federal framework for air travel," according to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. "Although the goals of the [
New York State Passenger Bill of Rights] are laudable and the circumstances motivating its enactment deplorable, only the federal government has the authority to enact such a law.