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]

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Delta Air Lines CEO has formally requested the U.S. Attorney General establish a national no-fly list for passengers convicted of in-flight disruptions, banning them from all commercial airlines.
This call comes amid a significant increase in unruly passenger incidents, many linked to mask mandates, which existing airline-specific no-fly lists cannot fully address.
The proposed national list aims to create a stronger deterrent and prevent disruptive individuals, like the nearly 1,900 banned by Delta, from simply flying with other carriers.
The Department of Justice is reviewing Delta's letter, with other federal officials having previously indicated support for exploring a national no-fly list for unruly passengers.

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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.”