In a rare flicker of corporate spine, Delta Air Lines yanked the VIP perks from Congress during this shutdown.
No escorts. No line-cutting. No more floating above the shitstorm they personally engineered.
Just them stuck in the same slow, miserable crawl as everyone else.
Meanwhile, Ed Bastian and the rest of the airline suits sent Congress the politest version of a threat you’ll ever read:
Hey geniuses, maybe pay the people who keep your planes from turning into very expensive lawn darts? Pretty please, with bipartisan sprinkles on top
So let’s get this straight: airlines are losing money, employees are going unpaid, regular citizens get to enjoy the longest lines ever… but your favorite politician the one who created this mess and their minions still get paid on time.
Delta’s big move amounts to: “We took away your pre-check… enjoy economy, you absolute legends.”
The people who caused this entire mess finally get to experience one pathetic percent of the incompetence, chaos, and human suffering they inflict on everyone else every single damn day.
Don’t worry though they’ll survive.
They always do.
They’ll just whine about it on a private jet later while the rest of us keep funding their never ending circus of failure.