Delta Pressures Feds to Create National Air Rage No-Fly List

Monday, February 07, 2022 at 03:47 PM ET

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A Delta Air Lines letter to the U.S. attorney general requests a federal no-fly list for convicted disruptive passengers. [Photo: Thom Patterson]

Key Takeaways:

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian requested the U.S. Attorney General create a national no-fly list for passengers convicted of in-flight disruptions.
The proposed list would bar unruly passengers from all commercial airlines, unlike the current system where individual carriers maintain their own internal bans.
This initiative aims to prevent future incidents and deter disruptive behavior, especially given the recent surge in unruly passenger reports, many related to mask mandates.
The Department of Justice is reviewing the request, while other federal officials, like Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, have previously indicated that a national no-fly list for disruptive passengers "should be on the table."

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Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian has asked the U.S. attorney general to create a national, comprehensive no-fly list of unruly passengers who have been convicted of disruptions aboard commercial airlines, in a letter reviewed by FLYING.

The letter, which was sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, requests that anyone on the list be barred from traveling on any commercial air carrier. 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.”