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U.S. vows tough line on criminal flight disruptions, not backing no-fly list -Breaking

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By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON (Reuters] – Tuesday’s statement by the U.S. Justice Department stated that while it was committed to holding those disruptive passengers of airlines who have violated federal law responsible, it did not endorse Delta Air Lines’ request to place convicted passengers on a government no fly list.

Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian, in a letter https://twitter.com/davidshepardson/status/1489673518581092355 first reported on Friday by Reuters, asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to place passengers convicted of on-board disruptions on a national “no-fly” list that would bar them from future travel on any commercial airline.

Bastian claimed that this action will “help prevent future incidents” and act as a strong symbol about the penalties for not adhering to crewmember instructions on commercial airplanes.

Joshua Stueve, a Justice Department spokesperson, stated Tuesday that the department was continuing to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of flight attendants and crew members who are involved in criminal conduct.

Stueve said that the Justice Department would refer Delta’s letter “to appropriate departments”.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/02/07/delta-airlines-unruly-flight-passengers-no-fly-list-buttigieg-ath-vpx.cnn Monday that “we need to take a look at” placing unruly passengers on a federal no-fly list.

Bastian claimed that Delta had placed more than 1,900 people on the “no-fly” list due to refusal to conform to masking requirements. More than 900 of these names were submitted to Transportation Security Administration for civil penalties.

This is despite a record number of disruptive passengers being reported in the last thirteen months.

Delta stated that there’s a current no-flylist that the U.S. government uses to ban individuals from flying on American airlines.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted a “zero tolerance” policy and referred over three hundred passengers to the FBI in potential criminal prosecution.

In September, Delta called upon other airlines to join their “no fly” passenger list in order to make sure that individuals who have “endangered the safety or security of our people don’t continue to do so with another airline.”

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