Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Delta supplies the government agents with information of the sort that is used against persons in situations akin to that reported by the OP. In some cases a Delta employee is the trigger for federal LEO involvement. If given that, DL ought to be in the hot seat too.
Come on now. You are acting like DL gives this information for no other reason other than they hate MRs or something.
The government requests this information from the airlines. The airlines provide it.
I think the airlines do have a vested interest in keeping what the government considers persons of interest off their planes or at least questions/searched thourougly before they board. If they didn't they would be subject to lawsuits etc.
Can you really blame them for giving the info?
The real problem is the information the government is requesting and the reasons behind it. The airlines need to do it to protect their bottom line.