The Nation - News from Feb. 18, 1985
Delta Air Lines considered barring AIDS victims from its flights, but decided against such a move after medical evidence showed it was not warranted, a company spokesman said in Atlanta. Delta had notified the U.S. Department of Transportation “several weeks ago” that if airline studies found AIDS victims presented a health hazard to other passengers, it was going to implement a rule to prohibit them from flying on Delta, spokesman William Berry said.
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