Delta became the first airline to partner with US Customs and Border Protection to test one-step facial recognition exit screening. The airline reported its customers departing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and NY-JFK for international destinations this summer will be part of the new biometric exit immigration procedure and technology test that captures customers’ biometrics upon exit of the United States at the same time they self-scan their boarding pass. Delta said the technology is designed to give CBP an enhanced ability to record when visitors depart the US. All customer data is managed by CBP. <br/>
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A Detroit-area woman is suing Delta, claiming it could have prevented a man from molesting her on a flight from South Carolina in 2016. Christopher Finkley of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was sentenced in March to a week in jail after pleading guilty to simple assault. The woman said he put a hand under her shorts while sitting in an open seat. She told reporters Tuesday that she was "trapped" in her window seat and "frozen in terror." The lawsuit says the crew negligently allowed Finkley to roam during a Delta Connection flight to Detroit from Myrtle Beach, despite exposing himself earlier while in first class. Delta said it's "dismayed" by what the woman described but it declined to comment on the lawsuit. <br/>
Alitalia has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US to prevent its services from being cut off at NY JFK airport. The airport's Terminal One Group Association has notified the carrier it could terminate Alitalia's lease and contract for unpaid debts as early as Tuesday. Alitalia also could lose Broadband Centric Internet and phone services this month for unpaid bills. A US bankruptcy judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday on such actions against Alitalia until a June 26 hearing. The carrier began bankruptcy procedures in Italy in April after its employees rejected a E2b recapitalisation plan. <br/>