Delta will continue to limit the number of passengers it allows on each flight through early January in an effort to win over potential customers worried about flying during the coronavirus pandemic, the carrier said Thursday. Delta had previously said it will limit capacity to 60% of of its main cabin through the end of September. But after that it will raise the limit to 75% of its main cabin, blocking some middle seats, and will continue to do so through “at least” Jan. 6 in the hopes that holiday travelers will choose the carrier over competitors. It said it would reevaluate the capacity limits at the end of October. Airlines’ physical distancing policies on their flights have differed, with Delta, JetBlue and Southwest among the airlines temporarily limiting capacity while American and United do not have limits. <br/>
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A former Navy SEAL who has said he killed Osama bin Laden has been banned by Delta after removing his face mask during a flight. Robert O’Neill tweeted about his ban on Thursday, and the airline confirmed the action. “Part of every customer’s commitment prior to traveling on Delta is the requirement to acknowledge our updated travel policies, which includes wearing a mask," the airline said in a statement. "Failure to comply with our mask-wearing mandate can result in losing the ability to fly Delta in the future.” All major US airlines require passengers to wear face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Delta says it has banned more than 100 passengers for violating the rule. O’Neill posted a selfie showing himself, with no mask, on a Delta Connection flight Wednesday from Minneapolis to Newark, New Jersey. Other passengers in the photo, including a man across the aisle who was wearing a Marine Corps hat, were wearing masks. The tweet was later deleted. In another tweet Thursday, O'Neill said, “Thank God it wasn’t @Delta flying us in when we killed bin Laden... we weren’t wearing masks...”<br/>
Aeromexico said Wednesday a New York court had approved the bid it made last week to secure debtor-in-possession financing of up to $1b as the Mexican airline goes through bankruptcy proceedings in the US. “The DIP financing will grant Aeromexico sufficient liquidity to restructure satisfactorily under Chapter 11 proceedings,” the company said.<br/>