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Delta Air Lines calls for carriers to share names of unruly passengers:
Delta Air Lines is calling for an industry-wide effort to keep passengers from boarding competitors' flights after being banned for disruptive behavior.
So far this year, Delta says it has submitted the names of more than 600 banned passengers to the Federal Aviation Administration, which has sought to enforce rules against interfering with flight crews. The industry has seen a surge in poor behavior and banned passengers in recent months, with the bulk of incidents related to face mask requirements.
"We've also asked other airlines to share their 'no fly' list to further protect airline employees across the industry," Delta said in a memo this week. "A list of banned customers doesn't work as well if that customer can fly with another airline."
The company did not say whether sharing of passenger lists should be through the federal government or among companies themselves, and declined to elaborate. Delta said it has more than 1,600 people on its internal no-fly list and did not clarify why it submitted fewer than that to the FAA.
[...] The FAA was noncommittal about the idea Friday, saying in a statement the agency "is meeting with airports, airlines, unions, and others to discuss what additional steps the FAA and our industry partners can collectively take to continue driving down the number of unruly passenger incidents."
The agency said its latest data shows a decline in the rate of unruly passenger incidents. It said that as of last week, incidents involving unruly passengers occurred about six times in every 10,000 flights.
"That's an approximately 50 percent drop from early 2021, but it's more than twice as high as the end of 2020," the agency said Thursday.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @12:24PM (11 children)
You are right on until your final sentence.
The lesson you should've learned is that broad, arbitrary power granted to ANYONE is ripe for abuse. You think GOVT is better in this regard? Jesus!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @12:52PM
After finish your consideration about power, you may try to remember the thing called common-sense.
Now, I know it was diluted to extinction in USofA, but the path to resurrect it starts with "do not do unto others what you do not want others do unto you".
Just as simple as "don't be a dick" for the simple sake of not being a dick, not because the others may be better hung and a better fucker than you. I don't know, as a side effect you may have the time to enjoy life, not being busy with pissing contests.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Sunday September 26 2021, @01:11PM (1 child)
The whole point of democracy is to keep the power of the government in check. And while in practice it might not work as well as intended, it's still far better than the effective autocracy you get from private companies.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @05:00PM
> The whole point of democracy is to keep the power of the government in check.
BZZZT. Wrong. The whole point of democracy is to represent US.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Opportunist on Sunday September 26 2021, @02:11PM (6 children)
The difference is maybe that, at least in a democracy, if your government is a bunch of fuckheads, you can get rid of them within 4-5 years.
Try that with the board of a corporation unless you have the money to just buy and fire them.
(Score: 3, Informative) by ChrisMaple on Sunday September 26 2021, @04:22PM (5 children)
Alas, it takes more money to buy the resources needed to win a Presidential election than it does to buy the resources needed to win a board of directors election. The exceptions include privately held companies and corporations like the New York Times where publicly held shares can't affect corporate control.
Modern Presidential campaigns cost in excess of one billion dollars with no guarantee of victory.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @04:45PM
And how much for a Manchin or Sinema? Can't be that high, see Boebert or MTG.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @05:03PM
> Modern Presidential campaigns cost in excess of one billion dollars with no guarantee of victory.
That's why we allow unlimited donations by for-profit corporations. Duh.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Opportunist on Sunday September 26 2021, @08:42PM (2 children)
I'm talking about a functional democracy, not the USA.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @09:45PM (1 child)
Every government has corruption. Don't kid yourself or bullshit others.
(Score: 2) by Opportunist on Sunday September 26 2021, @10:04PM
Sure, but whether it is still functional depends on the degree.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @04:58PM
> You think GOVT is better in this regard?
Yes.
> Jesus!
No.