(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines wants the U.S. government to place passengers convicted of on-board disruptions on a national comprehensive unruly passenger “no-fly” list that would bar them from future travel on any commercial airline, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Delta Chief Executive Ed Bastian in a previously unreported letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the action “will help prevent future incidents and serve as a strong symbol of the consequences of not complying with crew member instructions on commercial aircraft.”
The request comes amid a record spike in disruptive passengers reported over the last 13 months. The Justice Department did not immediately comment.
(This story corrects name in second paragraph from Ed Bastian to Merrick Garland)
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
