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Delta is pulling this perk from congressmen and their staffers because the TSA is disrupting their bottom line. Their choice: 1. Fly the planes on time with open seats from passengers stuck in line, or 2. Delay flights and screw up their schedules It’s not about customers, it’s about profits. 🛑

Such easy PR for them!!

Very good point.

Oh fuck. I didn't know they were doing that. Fuck Delta.

Fewer perks for our constantly vacationing Congress is fine with me. Wait in line, please, sir.

Me too!

Oh Jeez

Yup 👍

And stop donating to the GOP... bc they paid for this shit. Gave $1 million to his inauguration and called Tr*mp a "breath of fresh air" ... lets not pretend they had nothing to do with where we are. FAFO isn't fun is it.

U R 💯‼️...When it hits their pocketbook, they speak up... NO Tears for Delta -- ONLY the Unpaid TSAs‼️

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Had the same thought

👎 Shame on Delta. I'd like to see Delta refuse to fly them. And, I didn't know this when I gave Delta kudos for suspending it's special treatment of Congress members in light of the crisis it helped create at our airports. They need to do better.

Using children as bait for capturing their parents is particularly galling. Nothing like traumatizing them even MORE. 😤

Exactly. This isn’t about Delta getting ethical. It’s just about the money. They can go to 🔥 for flying Liam and all the others to the GOP concentration camps.

That’s our next move then.

Delta deported children while coddling congresspeople. What a great corporate vision.

While this is true it’s entirely possible Delta didn’t know. The government booked the flight. This new thing of removing perks may be retaliation for deceiving them.

I hear ya 💯

They’ve got a LOT to make up for. Union hostility is why I stopped considering them for flights years ago. Delta putting the screws 2 members of congress looks performative from where Im sitting - & Imma gonna ASSume its prob a feels-good dig on their part at representative government as well. 💩

Have you id the escorts yet?

Be interesting if the crowd jostled the MsofC and ICE had to choose who to arrest....

That’s an awesome choice of activism: #GoodTrouble

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Cool!! 😎

Fun! Now give them the healthcare of their average constituent.

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It's not out of the goodness of their hearts. They're losing money between TSA and fuel.

Good, leave it that way! Make them buy their own tickets too!

Well I was all set to be thrilled about this. You’re absolutely right.

Agree…

Trump, Resign.

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Fuck Delta and all corporations supporting any of this regime’s fascism tactics.

What, treat them like everyday Americans and not spoiled wealthy children that believe they are better? Oh my, what is America coming to?

They have a long way to make up for deportation flights.

You are way more articulate than me! Duh!

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Treat them like terrorists.

Why did they ever have their very own check in desk? Do they fly Delta daily? Seems weird.

Can u legally provide a special service with a high monetary value to a member of congress without it being considered a bribe? Or at least something to be taxed or reported as an in kind contribution.

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Excellent. That is a starting point, but yes, bow out of ice flights!

Agreed, my lady!

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I agree, but it would be very satisfying to see a video of ice tasing Ted Cruz.

Same!! BOYCOTTING DELTA!

Let’s not shit all over Delta, Corporate had zero idea these transfers were happening as ICE booked through third party travel contracts. Delta has been fairly vocal against Trump. And cutting off Congressional privileges is more proof of that. I guarantee third party bookings will not continue.

Thanks for that info!

Yep

It's a tough world, so you should take your victories where you can. And in fact, a little cognitive dissonance toughens you up.

As they should. They are not special, they just have a different job.

Congress members: HEY! We make the rules— we don’t expect the rules to apply to US! 😳😳😳

I was wondering if their PR team did that to move attention away from the ICE BS.

Ugh, I'm sure you're right. I'm a Southwest person. I'm going to ask them about this.

If they really want to speed up the process, TSA & ATC should just stop clearing private jets & grind all those flights to a halt. Slap elites in the face & watch how quickly Congress caves.

Billions for a ballroom, but no money for TSA agents. tRump values.

Delta also donated a million dollars to DT campaign.

Maybe if all the airlines’ owners & CEO’s demanded TSA be paid and ICE be banned, airports would be safer and more functional. Money talks!

Unless they can load the members of congress into those flights

Why are they getting special treatment to begin with. They serve the people, they should fly with the people. Coach is all my company pays for, why should congress be any different?

Absolutely.

Make them eat their own dog food, always. I also think members of Congress should be randomly assigned insurance coverage through Medicaid, Medicare, the VA, or IHS and only allowed to see doctors who take other patients with these kinds of healthcare coverage who aren't Congresscritters.

Prediction: Rethuglican Congress Critters will start flying on private jets only from now on, provided by their Corporate Masters, and the agencies that should investigate such things will decline to do so.

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Delta, you don’t get off that easily

Yeah, useless Delta airlines!

Every air carrier servicing the US needs to do a controlled ground stop. Get everyone home and stop flights until the FAA gets it together. If air carriers fail to do this, their liability in an incident is 100%.

Indeed

Same!!!!!

Hah! The obvious PR spins are always shameful, people. It just hurts the brand.

😂😂ok so is it delta got mad it was ratted out 😉😂😂so blaming congress

I 👆🏻 agree 💯 percent

I find myself questioning why they had this perk in the first place. Nothing like reinforcing a sense of entitlement.

Good point.

Bring the issues Americans encounter home to Congress

But you know who does care? Congresspeople. They want their Delta perks so let’s see if those republicans will support funding TSA now.

I applied to be a flight attendant with several different airlines before Trump was elected again. Delta seemed far-right to me during their interview process, and they're the only airline without an FA union, and I'm so glad I didn't get the job with Delta. This just proves how scummy they are.

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They shouldn't be treated special in the first place. And this should have happened long ago.

Yeah, I got a chuckle out of it and then I read that I shouldn't have had a chuckle at it. But at that point, the chuckle had already been had, so there was no taking it back.

Congress should be going without pay!!

It’s as if their protest was to stop trimming their fingernails.

Airports are not owned by the Government. Why are they not responsible for providing screening and security based on Federal guidelines? Are we going to subsidize the airline industry forever?

We need to be boycotting Delta!!!

Oh Delta.

Now is the time to push for setting a date for a general boycott of Delta flights, say on April 24th, if Delta does NOT cancel its cooperation with ICE flights! Same for all other airlines, pick a date for each ... maybe picking a Monday, or a Saturday or Sunday, may be more impactful!

Congress never misses a paycheck, racks up perks, and floats past TSA while the workers keeping airports running get nothing. Now those same lawmakers have to stand in the chaos they built — trapped with furious voters. For them, that’s a fate worse than enduring a full Trump rambling monologue.

I don't think Congress deserves any "Perks" Until they deliver for the American people They haven't earned any "Perks" From where I'm standing

Snopes: Commercial Airline Involvement: Data from January 2019 to January 2020 revealed that United, American, and Delta facilitated over 1,200 deportation flights for ICE, with Delta facilitating 266 of those removal journeys.

Members of congress don't deserve special treatment for their past decade of subjecting us to the unqualified and corrupt orange stain and his equally same sycophants.

Yep. They made a big show of their return flight being on Delta but failed to mention that they had also been the airline that flew Liam and his father on the initial detention flight to Texas.

SUCH an obvious marketing ploy - pathetic. bc it's not about the lines. they don't gaf about the lines. they already got the passengers' money. yeah, some ppl might cancel or put off travel plans bc of the lines, but they're REALLY stoking their rep to look for market share of $$$$$ tickets.

Great point!!

The poor ruling class, it's affecting them now. Wonder how long before they fix this chaos

I'll never fly Delta so long as they have a hub in Atlanta...that cannot handle a quarter inch of rain.

The only good #ICE is crushed

Exactly. Just cuz this makes them look better because it actually affects their bottom line, the horrid decision to be the Airline of trauma and cruelty outweighs any “good” they think they’re doing

I hear ya, but this is pretty good. Anything that keeps those spineless crooks from going to the head of the line.

Oh hell yes!

Good for the MF'ers. About time corporations stand up with Americans and make politicians suffer for their failures to represent them.

Yup. Maybe even a jet too. All that was taken from her was responsibility and accountability.

During the last shutdown, Delta brought their own employees in to help support ICE operations.

Republicans are discussing deal to reopen DHS. Democrats have not signed off on the potential agreement. DHS has been partially shut down since Feb. 14. The statement that Congress will no longer get special access and will be treated like any other flying customer seems to have done the trick.

Agree.

It hit me the same way