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Delta is banning guns in checked luggage on flights to Washington D.C. ahead of Biden's inauguration

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Delta Air Lines is preventing passengers traveling to DC from checking firearms onto flights starting Saturday.
The measure, which will last through January 23, follows increased disturbances on airplanes since the deadly riot at the US Capitol.
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Delta Air Lines is prohibiting passengers from checking firearms en-route to Washington D.C.-area airports as a precautionary move ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, the company...
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Delta Air Lines has banned more than 800 passengers for not wearing masks when flying during pandemic or harassing lawmakers

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Delta Air Lines has banned "north of 800" passengers for mask non-compliance.
Additional passengers have been banned following Wednesday's Capitol riots but executives wouldn't say how many.
Delta has also banned passengers who harassed Utah Senator Mitt Romney on a flight from Salt Lake City to Washington.
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Airlines have been warning flyers since the spring that not wearing a mask could result in a ban but that hasn't stopped rule-breakers from trying. Delta Air Lines announced...
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