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Related: About this forumDelta has banned 460 anti-maskers
Source: CNN
Delta has banned 460 anti-maskers
By Pete Muntean, CNN Business
Updated 1419 GMT (2219 HKT) October 25, 2020
Washington (CNN Business) In a new memo, Delta Air Lines says it has banned more than 400 people from flying for not following the airline's mask policy.
"As of this week, we've added 460 people to our no-fly list for refusing to comply with our mask requirement," Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a message to employees.
In August, the airline said it had banned roughly 270 passengers since the outset of the pandemic. Delta (DAL) began requiring that passengers wear masks on flights on May 4. All major airlines now mandate that passengers wear masks in the absence of any new regulations from the federal government.
Airlines in June agreed to ban passengers from future flights for refusing to wear masks. But the airlines are not sharing information with one another about the passengers they have banned. So, for example, a passenger banned on Delta can still book a flight on American (AAL) and vice versa.
The airlines have defended the get-tough policy as important to protect the health and safety of both passengers and crew members.
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By Pete Muntean, CNN Business
Updated 1419 GMT (2219 HKT) October 25, 2020
Washington (CNN Business) In a new memo, Delta Air Lines says it has banned more than 400 people from flying for not following the airline's mask policy.
"As of this week, we've added 460 people to our no-fly list for refusing to comply with our mask requirement," Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a message to employees.
In August, the airline said it had banned roughly 270 passengers since the outset of the pandemic. Delta (DAL) began requiring that passengers wear masks on flights on May 4. All major airlines now mandate that passengers wear masks in the absence of any new regulations from the federal government.
Airlines in June agreed to ban passengers from future flights for refusing to wear masks. But the airlines are not sharing information with one another about the passengers they have banned. So, for example, a passenger banned on Delta can still book a flight on American (AAL) and vice versa.
The airlines have defended the get-tough policy as important to protect the health and safety of both passengers and crew members.
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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/25/business/delta-mask-ban/index.html
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Eugene
Oct 2020
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Good
LizBeth
(10,867 posts)2. They got tough with little bottles of shampoo. They can get tough with this. Take 'em down, tough.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. Let 'em fly, but in the cargo hold
northoftheborder
(7,610 posts)4. American is trying, but....
A friend told me of his recent experience with someone sitting very close to his seat who repeatedly removed her mask after being admonished by the attendant to put it back on.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)5. It amazes me. No Shirt No Shoes No Service doesn't bother them but a mask?
My opinion is if you won't wear a mask, the pants have to go too.
3catwoman3
(25,578 posts)6. There you go!
That gave me a good laugh -
LuckyLib
(6,906 posts)7. You go, Delta. Zero tolerance.