460 fewer airborne assholes

[marmar]

(NBC) Over 400 passenger won't be flying Delta anytime soon as a result of their alleged refusal to wear face masks during flights, according to an internal memo obtained by NBC News.

In a letter to Delta employees Thursday, CEO Ed Bastian said that 460 customers who refused to wear face coverings amid the coronavirus pandemic were added to the airline's "no-fly list."

"Wearing a mask is among the simplest and most effective actions we can take to reduce transmission, which is why Delta has long required them for our customers and our people," Bastian wrote as he announced the bans, encouraging staff to view two internal videos about their effectiveness. ................(more)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/delta-adds-460-passengers-who-refused-masks-no-fly-list-n1244573?

[Sherman A1]

1. Excellent!

Happy to hear this.

[Enterstageleft]

2. they should be banned from ALL public transportation.

[riversedge]

3. so be it!!

[OneBro]

4. Buying a ticket should require a poison pill for such idiots.

Airlines should all require that at the time of ticketing, the passenger must affirmatively agree to 1) wear a mask, and 2) if they refuse to wear a mask after boarding, they must cover the actual cost of the resulting disruption/delays such as cost of fuel to return to the gate, accommodations for passengers who miss connecting flights as a result, and so on. Airlines should also collectively agree to ban people who then violate the mask requirements.

[marmar]

6. I flew a couple of weeks ago on Delta and you do have to agree to wear a mask.....

.... during the check-in process (a couple of times at least). Your No. 2 suggestion is excellent.

[wnylib]

16. But how many people pull them down to their

chin or neck during the flight? Or leave their nose uncovered, which is the same as not wearing one at all?

Once you're in the air, what can you do about it?

[usaf-vet]

19. At least Delta is trying that is more the the idiot in the WH is doing.

[catchnrelease]

23. Or they use a loophole

I just heard from a friend who had to fly to South Carolina and back for family funeral. She said that they allow you to remove your mask while eating. One guy, when not eating the regularly served meals just kept eating sunflower seeds for the whole trip. Kept his mask off. She didn't say if the staff said anything or not, but it didn't sound like he was required to put the mask on.

[NurseJackie]

5. They can drive themselves. (Or walk.)

[marmar]

7. It's probably hard for them to walk without tripping over their knuckles.

[NurseJackie]

8. Ha!

[PJMcK]

9. Hey, it's the free market at work

Republicans consistently cut regulations on businesses claiming they can regulate themselves.

Well, here is Delta doing just that.

Suck it, Republicans.

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. rebrand it the "no brains" list? "no sense" list? or just "trump cult" list?

[Ilsa]

15. Or, "Future-COVID19-Patients" List" or

"Persons-Whose-Relatives-Start-A-GoFundMe-Account-Because-They-Died-of-COVID19" List.

[Salviati]

11. Do they include asshole gop congressmen who refuse to wear masks?

If not, why not?

[griloco]

12. C'mon, DU'ers...be nice to these people...throw them a party...at the White House

[GulfCoast66]

13. Good. Delta is my airline of choice.

Mainly because they highly serve MCO but also the flights are better.

I really enjoy flying to Europe when it is an Air France flight which delta has an agreement with. I swear the food is better and the crew more chill.

Finally the bought none of the 737 max death traps.

[czarjak]

14. "Kicking and screaming"

[Hulk]

17. Adios MF'rs...

This is progress. Let them walk...fook'n udiots😈

[thenelm1]

18. Now that's some seriously pigheaded stupidity right there.

(In case there's any doubt, I'm referring to the wannabe passengers.) There are no other words.

[certainot]

20. i'll bet a poll will show at least 400 are talk radio listeners

[Duppers]

22. Exactly.

[Duppers]

21. If I were one of the pilots

I'd walked back into the cabin with a mask & a parachute and say, "your choice."

[Maru Kitteh]

24. Good, that means Delta just got me back as a customer.

I'll be sure to thank them and let them know!