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Senators push Delta CEO to evaluate ‘shameful’ remedy of Marine veteran briefly booted off flight

Editorial Board Published October 25, 2024
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Two U.S. senators have despatched a letter to Delta CEO Ed Bastian demanding he “reconsider the training” of his workers following a “shameful” incident wherein a Marine Corps veteran reportedly was booted off a aircraft for sporting a T-shirt that raised consciousness about navy suicides. 

The message from Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., comes after Catherine Banks informed NBC Bay Space that she was making ready to go to her sister final Wednesday when she was stopped at San Francisco Worldwide Airport over her shirt that learn “Do not give in to the war within. End veteran suicide.”  

Banks mentioned to the station {that a} flight attendant informed her the shirt was “threatening” and that “the only way you’re going to get back on the plane is if you take it off right now.'” Banks ultimately was allowed again onto the plane after placing on a sweatshirt, however was informed to sit down within the rear of the aircraft as an alternative of the seat she had paid for, in keeping with NBC Bay Space. 

“Raising awareness and ending the stigma are integral to improving mental health outcomes and ending our country’s epidemic of suicides. Your employee’s actions ran counter to those goals,” the senators wrote of their letter to Bastian, which has been obtained by FOX Enterprise. 

MARINE VETERAN TEMPORARILY BOOTED OFF DELTA FLIGHT FOR WEARING ‘THREATENING’ SHIRT: REPORT 

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., left, and Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., proper, have written a letter to Delta CEO Ed Bastian, heart, over his airline’s alleged remedy of a Marine Corps veteran who was briefly booted off an airplane in San Francisco. (Kevin Dietsch/Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Vitalii Nosach/International Photos Ukraine/Getty Photos)

“We believe that your employee erred in the application of Delta Airline’s policy, and took action in a manner that would have been distressing to any member of the traveling public,” they continued. “Assuming you agree with these statements, we are eager to see your airline publicly take steps to substantiate your support for America’s veterans and combating suicide. 

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“We urge you to take the suitable motion to not solely make sure the passenger is appropriately compensated for the distressing expertise, however that you simply additionally rethink the coaching of your workers to make sure that no particular person passenger is handled in such a shameful method,” they also said. 

A Delta spokesperson told FOX Business on Friday that the company is preparing a response to the letter. 

DELTA PLANS TO REVAMP INTERIOR DESIGN OF ITS PLANES   

Delta aircraft in Los Angeles

A Marine Corps veteran claims she was temporarily kicked off a Delta flight in San Francisco over her T-shirt. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images / Getty Images)

The airline told the Marine Corps Times earlier this week that “We respect [Banks’] endurance as we continued to work to know what occurred throughout this occasion,” and “most significantly, we’re grateful for her service to our nation.”  

On its website, Delta says it may “refuse to move or could take away passengers from its plane” if a passenger’s “conduct, apparel, hygiene or odor creates an unreasonable danger of offense or annoyance to different passengers.” 

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“In this circumstance, the passenger was reportedly wearing a t-shirt with the words, “Do Not Give In To The Conflict Inside. Finish Veteran Suicide,” emblazoned on the front. It defies both sound logic and good faith intentions that these 11 words would “create an unreasonable danger of offense or annoyance” to other passengers,” Sen. Britt and Sen. Graham mentioned of their letter to Bastian. 

Delta plane lands in San Francisco

A Delta aircraft lands at San Francisco Worldwide Airport in June 2023. (Tayfun CoSkun/Anadolu Company by way of Getty Photos / Getty Photos)

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“Given that over 30,000 active-duty U.S. service members and veterans who have served in the military since 9/11 have died by suicide, we applaud the willingness of anyone working to bring attention to this issue – especially veterans such as your passenger in this case,” the letter additionally mentioned. 

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