(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Delta Air Lines has announced that they intend to allow customers who were banned for mask non-compliance to return.
This change would allow about 2,000 customers to fly with the company again. Each case is being reviewed on an individual basis, according to the Daily Wire.
About half of the customers on the list will not be allowed back due to bad behavior, which was related to mask disputes in some cases.
“Any further disregard for the policies that keep us all safe will result in placement on Delta’s permanent no-fly list. Customers who demonstrated egregious behavior and are already on the permanent no-fly list remain barred from flying with Delta,” the company’s statement added.
Delta was one if the first airlines to make mask-wearing optional following a federal judge’s ruling against Biden’s federal travel mask mandate.
“Following the ruling of a U.S. district court judge on Monday, the Biden administration announced that the Transportation Security Administration will no longer enforce the federal mandate requiring masks in all U.S. airports and on board aircraft,” Delta released in a statement.
“Effective immediately, masks are optional for all airport employees, crew members and customers inside U.S. airports and on board all aircraft domestically, as well as on most international flights,” it added.
The Department of Justice has announced that they are going to appeal the ruling, hoping to reinstate the mandatory masking for travelers.
“In light of today’s assessment by @CDCgov that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health, the Department has filed a notice of appeal,” DOJ spokesman Anthony Coley tweeted.
In light of today’s assessment by @CDCgov that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health, the Department has filed a notice of appeal in Health Freedom Defense Fund, Inc., et al., v. Biden, et al.
— Anthony Coley (@AnthonyColeyDOJ) April 20, 2022
The CDC released a statement saying they would also be supporting the appeal:
“It is CDC’s continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health,” the agency said.
