Originally Posted by
janetdoe
Wrong!!
Actually, ASA is bound by Delta's CoC. And if Delta's CEO decided they wouldn't transport any pax who cursed, they would have to amend the CoC. Any passengers who bought tickets under the old CoC would still be bound by that contract. Also, as a common carrier in a "deregulated" industry, Delta's CEO is not free to make decisions at a whim. He is still subject to massive amounts of federal regulations.
You are wrong.
An airline can simply exercise the "discretion" clause and order every gate agent and flight attendant to IDB anyone who cursed because the CEO has decided he doesn't want any of his employees to be made uncomfortable by hearing the F-word. That requires zero change to the CoC.
A common carrier is only barred from discrimination in specific ways
(race, religion, etc...) and people who use the F-word isn't a protected class. Therefore the airline CEO would be completely within his rights to order every employee to enforce the new rules.