Ladies and Gentlemen, and Those Who Think They May Be!

“ …” Delta Airlines Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Impact Officer Keyra Lynn Johnson, wants “ladies and gentlemen” to be dropped in departure gate announcements. 

 By Robin Itzler

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Delta would not be the only airline to spend too much time on foolish nonsense. Maybe Delta should focus on its core business rather than trying to mutilate accepted basic greetings that work for 99.9 percent of the public. For example, in July there a was major computer glitch that caused more than 5,000 global flight cancellations on ONE day. It was a nightmare for the traveling public and airline employees. Three days later, much of the travel world was back to normal except for Delta Air Lines!

To share your thoughts with Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian: Email: ed.bastian@delta.com Phone: 404-715-2600 Write: 1030 Delta Blvd, Atlanta, Georgia, 30354

However, if Delta and other woke airlines want to change their gate announcements, we have six suggestions:

1. “Attention ladies, gentlemen and those suffering from mental illness ...”
2. “Attention ladies and gentlemen, and ladies who think they are gentlemen, and gentlemen who think they are ladies …”
3. “Attention folks who cannot fit into an airline seat …”
4. “Attention passengers who think their YUGE suitcase will fit in the overhead compartment …”
5. “Attention passengers with personal hygiene issues who have specifically chosen a middle seat to annoy two strangers ...”
6. “Attention passengers wearing a T-shirt with a message that will annoy progressives …”

There just can't be any end of, or limit of to wokeness you know.  So we hope this will be taken seriously by the entire travel world.  After all, catering to the crazy, stupid, and dysfunctional losers of the world is moral obligation of the sane, intelligent, and hard workers of the world. Don't you think? 

Nah, that's just a bit of snark there.