{"id":8229,"date":"2020-06-09T21:53:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T02:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8229"},"modified":"2020-06-09T21:55:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T02:55:10","slug":"consumers-can-fly-with-confidence-and-safety-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=8229","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Consumers Can Fly With Confidence and Safety Today\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In&nbsp;a recent&nbsp;appearance on the&nbsp;\u201cConversations with Mike Milken\u201d podcast,&nbsp;Delta CEO&nbsp;Ed Bastian&nbsp;shared&nbsp;with the Milken Institute founder how the global airline is providing a safe travel experience for customers and employees,&nbsp;while also moving toward recovery amid the worldwide pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, consumers can fly with confidence and safety today,\u201d he said.&nbsp;\u201cWe are taking the same&nbsp;measures towards the personal safety of our customers on board our planes, just as&nbsp;we do the flight&nbsp;safety of the experience.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bastian continued to highlight the many steps being taken&nbsp;to give customers confidence when traveling,&nbsp;including&nbsp;electrostatic spraying,&nbsp;back-to-front boarding,&nbsp;capping load factors at 60 percent&nbsp;and&nbsp;requiring masks&nbsp;for employees and customers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe reason I go through all those steps&nbsp;is that security and safety is in our DNA,\u201d Bastian shared. \u201cThat\u2019s&nbsp;the&nbsp;core of our franchise.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0May\u00a021\u00a0interview, which aired June 4,\u00a0is\u00a0part of Milken\u2019s\u00a0pandemic podcast series featuring\u00a0notable\u00a0industry\u00a0leaders\u00a0and medical experts.\u00a0A\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/milkeninstitute.org\/podcast\/ep-59-taking-flight-deltas-ed-bastian\" target=\"_blank\">replay<\/a>\u00a0of the complete 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