Delta suspends special services for lawmakers amid government shutdown
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Delta Air Lines is suspending special services it usually offers to members of Congress as passengers at some airports wait for hours in security screening lines during the partial U.S. government shutdown. Edited by Alain Sherter In:
Delta Air Lines is suspending special services it usually offers to members of Congress as passengers at some airports wait for hours in security screening lines during the partial U.S. government shutdown.
Absences have soared among TSA officers working without pay amid the funding impasse, leading to staffing shortages and chaos at U.S. airports. Delta said Tuesday that it will temporarily halt "specialty services" for lawmakers, citing the strain on its own resources.
Ordinarily, such services can include airport escorts for government personnel and so-called Red Coat assistance. With such services suspended, lawmakers traveling on Delta will face the same inconveniences as other passengers.
"Due to the impact on resources from the longstanding government shutdown, Delta will temporarily suspend specialty services to members of Congress flying Delta," the airline said in a statement to CBS News. "Next to safety, Delta's No. 1 priority is taking care of our people and customers, which has become increasingly difficult in the current environment."
Some members of Congress may still receive preferred treatment on Delta, depending on their status as SkyMiles members, but not because of their position in government.
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