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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: 5, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Sunday September 26 2021, @01:09PM (9 children)
Delta's idea sounds like a great argument for not doing business with airlines anymore. The coronavirus pandemic has already superbly pared their customer base. People now know they can have remote meetings with others without any of the hassle of taking a taxi to the airport, the TSA, dealing with cancelled/delayed flights, putting up with cramped seats and rude stewardesses, lost hotel reservations, and the rest of the flying experience. So coming up with new ways to chase away more customers sounds marvelous.
Driving makes a lot more sense. The distances in the US are not that great, and crossing them is a pleasure because it's a beautiful country with many fine communities that we've all been missing for 50 years as we've flown overhead. Also, with self-driving features coming to more newer model cars, it's getting easier for the drivers. And you can spend more time at your destination because as long as they have an internet connection you can take your meetings from there.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @01:22PM (1 child)
I hope you are a good swimmer, good enough to cross an ocean if needed to.
Next thing up, offering discount for travels in an induced coma, in the cargo hold.
'Cause what's an airline to do if mah-freedumbs customers produce losses when awake?
Why not using Zoom too to see the beautiful country? I mean, not like the country will have car recharging stations for all the places in the next one or two decades.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Phoenix666 on Monday September 27 2021, @12:16PM
Your daily commute is the London-New York route, I see.
If you plan your stops on a cross-country trip you can stop almost anywhere to recharge because you can do them at RV parks overnight, or in hotel parking lots if they have an outlet.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 5, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Sunday September 26 2021, @03:30PM (2 children)
TSA was that argument.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 26 2021, @03:36PM
And a fucking poor argument it was, lost the debate before it even started.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday September 27 2021, @12:19PM
The TSA was enough reason for me to stop flying, too, but there seem to have been other members of the public who needed more convincing to stop herding into airports like cattle.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by mcgrew on Sunday September 26 2021, @06:35PM (1 child)
TSA was the the reason I stopped flying with Delta or anybody else. I'm not on their no-fly list, they're on mine.
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(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Monday September 27 2021, @12:55PM
Same here. Driving is an enjoyable, viable option if you plan ahead. It can suck if you take the wrong roads at the wrong time, or it can be bliss if you pick the right roads and the right road mix.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by krishnoid on Sunday September 26 2021, @06:53PM (1 child)
And driven past [youtu.be]. Why not have your self-driving car pull in and charge up while you stretch your legs for 30 minutes in a small town rather than at a rest stop?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Phoenix666 on Monday September 27 2021, @01:04PM
The small towns are the best places to stop. In the Interstate rest stops are the same McDonald's, Exxon's, CostCo's. In the small towns you find the gems, like the Railroad Cafe [tripadvisor.com] in Mitchell, IN, or the Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village [mitchellindianvillage.org] in Mitchell, SD.
Washington DC delenda est.