As of Wednesday, Delta plans to restore flight privileges to about 2,000 customers barred from boarding due to mask violations.
A federal judge rejected the U.S. mask mandate for public transportation and airlines on Monday, prompting the Biden administration to discontinue enforcement.
According to Reuters, Atlanta-based Delta airlines will restore passengers “only after each case is reviewed and each customer demonstrates an understanding of their expected behavior when flying with us. Any further disregard for the policies that keep us all safe will result in placement on Delta’s permanent no-fly list.”
However, there will be no impact on Delta’s separate list of about 1,000 people who have already been placed on the permanent no-fly list for their egregious behavior.
A similar decision was made by United Airlines on Tuesday to allow some of the roughly 1,000 people who were banned for not wearing masks to return to flights individually.
According to Chicago-based United, those people would be allowed to return to flying after ensuring they follow all crewmember instructions on board. As for the 2,000 passengers barred over mask violations, Delta said any further disregard for its policies would result in a permanent ban from flying.
Wednesday, the Justice Department announced it would appeal the order forcing the government to halt the enforcement of the mask mandate.
