In May 2001, Wyden released a letter by inspector general Kenneth M. Mead in which he stated that airlines had admitted to him to deliberately delay some evening flights for the purpose of accommodating late arriving passengers who would have had to wait until the following morning without notifying passengers of the change in schedule. During an address to the International Aviation Club days later, Wyden warned that airlines which persisted in fighting modest steps like informing the public of perpetually late flights would encounter more burdensome requirements later.