Delta Air Lines has punished customers who harassed two Republican senators by placing them on a no-fly list.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian told Reuters this week that the Delta customers seen in viral videos shouting at Sen. Mitt Romney and Sen. Lindsey Graham will no longer be allowed to fly with the airline.
Graham was confronted by Delta customers last week in Washington, D.C., and shouts of “traitor” and “you work for us!” could be heard coming from those presumably upset about Graham’s lack of support of President Trump’s election challenges.
.@realDonaldTrump supporters harass and chant “traitor” at @LindseyGrahamSC at the DCA airport. pic.twitter.com/o1noodCgJ9
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 8, 2021
In another incident that also went viral, Romney can be seen sitting inside a terminal before being approached by an unidentified woman who asks him why he isn’t doing more to support Trump’s efforts to challenge election results.
Whacked out Trump supporter confronts Senator Romney minding his own business at an airport. Am I the only one surprised our U.S. Senators don’t have security with them? pic.twitter.com/njoWq60uB0
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) January 6, 2021
Delta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner.
News of Delta’s placement of passengers on a no-fly list comes the same week as many conservatives have expressed concern over private companies punishing individuals who support Trump.
In addition to the president being permanently deplatformed from social media and stripped of some of his bank accounts, his supporters claim to have also been singled out for their political beliefs, including World Series champion Curt Schilling, who says his insurance policy was canceled because of his support for the president.
“How long before they cut off your water and electricity?” Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked on his show Wednesday night. “Before UPS won’t deliver your packages?”
