Delta CEO Asks Feds To Create National No-Fly List

February 5, 2022 Covidiots, Travel

Delta Air Lines wants the U.S. government to place passengers convicted of on-board disruptions on a national “no-fly” list that would bar them from future travel on any commercial airline, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian, in a previously unreported letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, said the action “will help prevent future incidents and serve as a strong symbol of the consequences of not complying with crew member instructions on commercial aircraft.”

The request comes amid a record spike in disruptive passengers reported over the last 13 months. The Justice Department did not immediately comment.

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Currently each airline maintains its own list.

Scoop: @Delta CEO Ed Bastian wrote @TheJusticeDept AG Merrick Garland on Friday urging him to back placing all passengers convicted of on-board passenger disturbances on a government “no-fly” list https://t.co/vCxzuE9Fqa

— davidshepardson (@davidshepardson) February 4, 2022