Delta Air Lines’ CEO Ed Bastian asked the U.S. Department of Justice to put convicted unruly travelers on a national “no-fly” list, the airline’s latest effort to deter aggressive behavior on flights that have surged during the pandemic.
Bastian said that while such incidents are rare, a “no-fly” 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,” he wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland in a letter dated Jan. 3.
The Federal Aviation Administration declared a “zero tolerance” policy for unruly travelers last year. In 2021, it logged a record 5,981 cases of unruly passenger behavior, 72% of them related to disputes over mask compliance.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/06/1078686916/delta-unruly-passenger-no-fly-list
Well, I'm for not allowing assholes and screaming babies on airlines.
Trouble is, if a person gets the full legal system process for something, are they supposed to have paid their debt to society and been absolved of the crime? OR, must that person be on the black list forever because they were drunk and stupid once?
That's racist.
ReplyDeleteI doubt that it was the first time they were drunk and stupid.
ReplyDeleteI haven't flown in a few years but have heard stories of flight attendants who after putting up with crap from passengers for years have now been given a little power and a few have suddenly become DIs. All they have to do now it tell the captain you're making them uncomfortable and you're off the plane. In the air the airport authorities will meet you at the gate.
ReplyDeleteI kind of understand after some of the abuse I've seen when I was flying a lot... but... always a but.
I think that the last two years are outliers, as those 72% disorderly passengers switched their brains off because of the mask mandates on commercial flights. When that mandate is lifted we'll get back to a smaller number of passengers acting up, because they just stupid, drunk, on drugs or any combination of the three.
ReplyDeleteA no-fly list makes sense right now, simply because of the high number of incidents. But there's no reason to ban those fools for life, save maybe with the most dangerous ones who physically attack flight attendants or other passengers. A 5-years 'cool-down' period after behaving like a complete moron would suffice, just like after a prison sentence you supposedly have paid your debts to society - the theory being that you've gotten older and hopefully wiser, and the restrictions or the punishments aren't something you'd like to experience again.