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Delta CEO Ed Bastian issued this memo to all employees today.
This week, you have likely seen Delta in coverage of the
national debate over gun control and security in U.S. schools.
I want to take the opportunity to update you on how we got here
and where we stand.

On Saturday, Delta rescinded a one-time group travel discount
for the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting, and asked
the organization to remove our name and logo from their website.
This decision followed the NRA’s controversial statements after
the recent school shootings in Florida. Our discounted travel
benefit for NRA members could be seen as Delta implicitly
endorsing the NRA. That is not the case.

I have heard from many of you over the last few days. Our people
and our customers have a wide range of views on how to increase
safety in our schools and public places, and we are not taking
sides. Our objective in removing any implied affiliation with
the NRA was to remove Delta from this debate.

While Delta’s intent was to remain neutral, some elected
officials in Georgia tied our decision to a pending jet fuel tax
exemption, threatening to eliminate it unless we reversed
course. Our decision was not made for economic gain and our
values are not for sale. We are in the process of a review to
end group discounts for any group of a politically divisive
nature.

None of this changes the fact that our home is Atlanta and we
are proud and honored to locate our headquarters here. And we
are supporters of the 2nd Amendment, just as we embrace the
entire Constitution of the United States.

I have tremendous respect and admiration for Governor Nathan
Deal, and thank him for the work he has done on the jet fuel tax
exemption. He is a great friend to Delta. I know this action by
the state legislature troubled him as it does all of us.

I know it is not comfortable to be caught in a highly emotional
debate, and many of you have received questions from customers.
We are at our best when we bring our customers and our world
closer together. Hopefully, our decisions this week will serve
this ultimate cause.

I want to thank every one of you for your professionalism and
continued focus on taking care of our customers every day.

Ed

https://news.delta.com/ed-bastian-memo-delta-and-school-safety-
debate

Meanwhile, all the left-wing communist groups escape unscathed.
Good job, Ed. May the next Delta jet you fly on crash straight
into the ground over a concrete factory.
 

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