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marmar

(79,733 posts) Fri Oct 23, 2020, 07:51 PM Oct 2020

460 fewer airborne assholes [View all]

(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?

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460 fewer airborne assholes [View all] marmar Oct 2020 OP

Excellent! Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #1

they should be banned from ALL public transportation. Enterstageleft Oct 2020 #2

so be it!! riversedge Oct 2020 #3

Buying a ticket should require a poison pill for such idiots. OneBro Oct 2020 #4

I flew a couple of weeks ago on Delta and you do have to agree to wear a mask..... marmar Oct 2020 #6

But how many people pull them down to their wnylib Oct 2020 #16

At least Delta is trying that is more the the idiot in the WH is doing. usaf-vet Oct 2020 #19

Or they use a loophole catchnrelease Oct 2020 #23

They can drive themselves. (Or walk.) NurseJackie Oct 2020 #5

It's probably hard for them to walk without tripping over their knuckles. marmar Oct 2020 #7

Ha! NurseJackie Oct 2020 #8

Hey, it's the free market at work PJMcK Oct 2020 #9

rebrand it the "no brains" list? "no sense" list? or just "trump cult" list? NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #10

Or, "Future-COVID19-Patients" List" or Ilsa Oct 2020 #15

Do they include asshole gop congressmen who refuse to wear masks? Salviati Oct 2020 #11

C'mon, DU'ers...be nice to these people...throw them a party...at the White House griloco Oct 2020 #12

Good. Delta is my airline of choice. GulfCoast66 Oct 2020 #13

"Kicking and screaming" czarjak Oct 2020 #14

Adios MF'rs... Hulk Oct 2020 #17

Now that's some seriously pigheaded stupidity right there. thenelm1 Oct 2020 #18

i'll bet a poll will show at least 400 are talk radio listeners certainot Oct 2020 #20

Exactly. Duppers Oct 2020 #22

If I were one of the pilots Duppers Oct 2020 #21

Good, that means Delta just got me back as a customer. Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #24