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Delta Air Lines is coming under severe criticism for doubling down on its push for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI, just days before Monday's spectacular crash involving a Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight that flipped one of its planes upside down during landing.
On Feb. 6, Peter Carter, chief external affairs officer at Delta, said: "We are steadfast in our commitments because we think that they are actually critical to our business."
"Sustainability is about being more efficient in our operations and really DE&I is about talent and that's been our focus."
"The key differentiator at Delta is our people," Carter added, according to Fox5Atlanta.
Among those slamming the airline in harsh terms is comedian Tyler Fischer, a frequent face on the Fox News Channel, who said on X:
"This is from Delta's DEI website. An airline OBSESSED with the race and sexual preferences of their workers. Think the passengers who almost died in Toronto give a flying F*** about if the pilot [has sex with] dudes or the flight attendant's great grandma was a nonbinary Native American?"
"Just land the damn plane right side up. Look at their site it's insane:"
Another commenter noted: "Delta, the epitome of DEI zealotry, now faces the stark reality of their folly. A crash, not of mechanical failure, but of judgment, where diversity trumped skill. The wreckage serves as a stark reminder: competence, not checkboxes, should dictate roles. The cost? People's lives!"
On Tuesday, a day after the crash, Delta's own website continues to champion DEI, with a variety of company statements and personal testimonials from minorities and homosexuals.
"We actively seek diversity, boldly pursue equity, and consciously promote inclusion to create a sense of belonging for all people," its diversity page proudly declares.
It quotes Delta CEO Ed Bastian saying: "Thoughtful action combined with a focus on championing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and within our personal lives will play a healing role to help us keep climbing. The Delta family will use whatever means we have to move the world toward a better, more just tomorrow."
Julie T., a Delta customer solution supervisor in Atlanta, is featured in one diversity video, saying:
"A waitress came over and said that we couldn't hold hands in a restaurant. And I was really just kind of heartbroken that somebody would feel tat way just because I'm holding hands with a woman."
