Delta has banned 240 passengers from its flights for refusing to use mask.

Delta Air Lines banned 240 people from flying with the company for not complying with the policy of keeping masks (or face masks) on during flights.

In an employee memo picked up by CNN, Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, said these people were placed on a “no-fly list” for not complying with the rule regarding the use of masks.

“Although rare, we continue to place passengers who refuse to follow the required rules about covering their faces on our no-fly list,” the internal release reads.

Because there is no federal mandate in the United States regarding the use of face masks at airports and on aircraft, each airline has its own regulations on this.

As of mid-June, Delta and other airlines began to implement the requirement to wear a mask at all times during a flight, except for eating or drinking.

Other new rules imposed by Delta are the requirement of medical examinations for those passengers who cannot wear masks as well as the company’s commitment to leave intermediate seats empty in order to comply with the physical distance.

By AFP, Yahoo