Delta Air Lines has asked the Department of Justice to help create a national no-fly list of people convicted of unruly behavior on an airplane so …
Delta Air Lines has asked the Department of Justice to help create a national no-fly list of people convicted of unruly behavior on an airplane so they can be banned from flying on any commercial airline. Delta CEO Ed Bastian, in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday, asked for the DOJ’s support in “the much-needed step” of a comprehensive list of “any person convicted of an on-board disruption.” Inclusion on the list should prevent them from commercial air travel, he said. In the letter, a copy of which was provided to USA TODAY and was first reported on by Reuters, Bastian said such a list “will help prevent future incidents and serve as a strong symbol of the consequences of not complying with crew member instructions on commercial aircraft.” Delta’s request comes as airline staff have had to deal with a wave of unruly passengers over the past year or so. Unruly passenger cases spiked after the U.S. introduced a mask mandate on airplanes and in airports on Feb.1,2021. That mandate has been extended through March 18.
