The World Health Organization urges fully vaccinated people to continue to mask up, practice social distancing, and continue to implement other COVID-19 safety measures with the highly contagious delta variant rapidly spreading. “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves,” said …
Read More »COVID-19’s Variant Delta Is Coming and It’s Coming Hard, Experts Warn The Unvaccinated
The Delta Coronavirus variant is coming in hard, and reports show those who are unvaccinated could be hit the hardest. There are currently 140 million people in the U.S. who have yet to get vaccinated. During a Tuesday White House briefing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle …
Read More »D.C. Man Sues Seven Airlines Over Mask Mandate, Accuses Them Of Discriminating Against Passengers With Medical Conditions
A man has filed a lawsuit against seven airlines accusing them of discrimination because they told him he’d have to wear a mask despite his medical condition. On Monday, Washington, D.C. native Lucas Wall filed a lawsuit against seven airlines: Southwest, Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, and Spirit, accusing them …
Read More »Passengers Help Subdue Deranged Man Who Attempted To Hijack Delta Flight From L.A. To Atlanta
Passengers on a cross-country Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta sprang into action after a fight broke out between a passenger and someone else, forcing the flight to be diverted to Oklahoma. According to King 5 News, a spokesperson for Delta confirmed the incident happened on Flight …
Read More »Woman Unaware That She Was Pregnant Delivers Son On Flight To Hawaii
A woman who didn’t know she was pregnant gave birth to a baby boy during a flight to Hawaii. On Wednesday, April 28th, Lavinia “Lavi” Mounga was traveling from Salt Lake City to Honolulu for a vacation. However, Mounga was in for a lot more than a relaxing getaway when …
Read More »FAA Proposes $27,500 Fine For Passenger Accused Of Hitting Flight Attendants
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants a civil penalty of nearly $27,500 against a passenger accused of physically striking a flight attendant in the face after being asked to leave the plane. During an October 2020 flight from Miami to Atlanta, the incident occurred when a verbal altercation turned violent …
Read More »Pastor Pees On Sleeping Delta Passenger While On Plane, Man Has Not Been Charged
A female Delta passenger says she woke up in the middle of a flight to find a pastor urinating on her. Like most people on a flight, Alicia Beverly says she went to sleep in the backseat of a red-eye flight that was coming from Las Vegas to Detroit on …
Read More »Delta Pays Employees $1.6B in Bonuses; Each Employee to Receive Two Months of Extra Pay
by: @Samaya.Rn On February 14th, Delta is scheduled to pay out $1.6 billion in profit-sharing bonuses to its employees. The profit-sharing plan began in 2012 after Delta merged with Northwest Airlines. Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, explained the bonus in a statement, saying, “2019 was a truly outstanding year on all …
Read More »Four California Teachers Are Suing Delta Airlines After A Plane Dumped Fuel On Top Of Them And Students During Its Emergency Landing
Four California teachers are suing Delta Airlines after being doused in fuel during an emergency landing. On Friday, Gloria Allred, the attorney of the four teachers, announced the four educators from Park Avenue Elementary School filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court claiming negligence. The teachers say pilots …
Read More »Delta Dumped Jet Fuel On L.A. Playgrounds Filled With Children, 60 People Treated For Minor Injuries
An airplane making an emergency return to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning dropped jet fuel onto school playgrounds, dousing several students at Park Avenue Elementary School in Cudahy. According to the LA Times, Delta Flight 89 — a Boeing 777 — which was en route to Shanghai, had …
Read More »Delta Flight Attendants Say New Uniforms Are Toxic
According to Business Insider, Delta flight attendants are complaining that the new set of uniforms that were introduced by the airline are causing skin rashes and other symptoms such as breaking out in hives and hair loss almost a year after the company introduced them. The airline says that they …
Read More »Diana Ross Says She Felt “Violated” By TSA Agent At New Orleans Airport
Over the weekend, Diana Ross took to her twitter to express frustration with security at a New Orleans airport. The 75-year-old legend tweeted about the ordeal, writing that she was “violated” and “treated like sh*t” during an aggressive search through a TSA screening. Ross claimed that the agent felt in …
Read More »Black Owned Vineyard Earns Partnership With Delta Airline
Napa Valley’s first black-owned winery, Brown Estate, is the latest company to team up with Delta Airline’s domestic flights. Carlyne Scott is a representative of Delta’s black community business leaders, and it was her idea to honor Black History Month by combining Black Estate wines with the airline. It was …
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