Oh good – remind me to fly with Delta Airlines again and again and again. An airline that is at the receiving end of pro Israel blackmail deserves all of my support.

Furthermore, I hope all if you screaming ‘boycott’ plan on avoiding ALL American airline companies as EVERY one of them is a member of a global airline alliance which contains partners that fly to Saudi Arabia and, accordingly, comply with the very same restrictions. Oh, I guess you all missed that little fact while reading your spun stories for less-than-objective sources.

Don’t get me wrong – Saudi Arabia’s laws and practices are abhorrent – but, just as was the case regarding the ignorant public overreaction about soldiers having to pay for some of their bags a few weeks ago, Delta is NO DIFFERENT THAN EVERY OTHER AMERICAN CARRIER that serves international destinations. So, if you take exception with them, be fair and consistent by calling out all of the other airlines.

After reading all the postings one thing is clear – Delta MUST remove itself from SkyTeam. It should also bar any ticket sale to Saudi Arabia as long as they discriminate based on race and/or religion. In fact, all USA airlines should adopt this policy.

As one who plans to fly to the middle east in the future, I cannot of good conscience fly with any airline that would willingly become a member of any group or association that would discriminate. This will only mean that I will have to research all airlines and find those who are 1) not part of SkyTeam and 2) does not bow to the oppressive racist/antisemitic policies of any nation.

Perhaps those with better understanding of what airline policies are between all the airlines could post a few that would be acceptable, and those who, like Delta, have caved to such as the Saudi’s.

1.) Delta should be honored to have our bravest men and women fly the airline after months or years in the Middle East, fighting to ensure us the freedoms that we have. While it was, oh, so generous for Delta to up the baggage allowance to four, how about this?: Returning servicemen and women get free passage and no baggage charges. That would be an honorable policy.

2.) If Delta has no veto power and Saudi Arabia Air becomes a member of SkyMiles reciprocity, Delta could and should resign it’s membership with that organization. If they cannot help with the problem, they can end that relationship.

3.) Delta Air Lines and United Continental Holdings will pay out a combined total of $537 million in profit sharing to their respective employees as a result of their strong 2010 performances. DL earned $593 million in 2010 (ATW Daily News, Jan. 19) and UCH had pro forma earnings of $854 million (ATW Daily News, Jan. 27). From Air Transport World.

4.) DL will pay $313 million to its employees—the “largest profit-sharing payout in the airline’s history,” the airline said. (From Air Transport World).

5.) It is disconcerting that so few comments have been made about the Saudis’ role in the Trade Center and Pentagon disasters. That the U.S. government arranged safe passage for selected Saudi Arabians to leave the U.S. on 9/12 or 9/13/2001. Nothing has been mentioned about the Saudi Arabian Dynasty’s funding of compensation to families of suicide bombers. There has been no mention of the Bush family’s long standing business partnership with the Saudi Royal Family. (The Bush family also was involved in profitable business dealings with the Nazi German government, as was the Kennedy family). That government has us by the throat and we’re taking it, rather than having started looking at alternative sources of energy as early as the 1950s.

And last, since it is the Saudi Arabian Ruling family that has been the source of so much of our troubles vis a vis our economy and surging fuel prices, why would we ever enter into an agreement with them at all? Unfortunately, Delta’s overt ignorance of these restrictions, is likely representative of too many in our population.