Gay friendly airlines
Who are the Delta gays? How the airline became a haven for the LGBTQ community.
- Delta has turn into the favored airline in the circles of homosexual, male-identifying (and predominately upper-middle-class) urbanites.
- Delta’s reputation, seemingly, as the “it girl” queer male carrier is a relatively contemporary development.
- Delta’s multi-year partnership with American State is not only lucrative for the airline but also reflects a certain high-end image.
When Ben Baxter listens to Viola Davis’ deep yet melodic voice – one that extols the benefits of seeing the world on Delta – he can’t serve but be mesmerized. Davis, the iconic Academy Award-winning actress, has been a voice for Delta’s ads on and off since
“Gay men have an acute sense of recognizing and latching onto ‘star quality,’ and that is also so palpable once you set foot on a Delta plane,” Baxter told me.
Then, there’s Ryan Scheb, a New York City-based teacher who popped the question to his now-fiance, Phil Tuzynski, inside the LaGuardia Delta Sky Club.
“I've always loved Delta; my first flight was on the airline help in , and I just kind of always found them to be a step above,” Scheb said.
Baxter and Scheb belo
American Airlines Defends LGBTQ-Friendly Policies
American Airlines has reaffirmed its decision to take part in the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. The Fort Worth-based carrier has long been part of the index, and consistently scored highly among other major US companies. And despite recent proposals that its participation has harmed the company's financial position, American seems pledged to the HRC's measurements.
American's decision contrasts with that of several other major US companies, which have removed themselves from the HRC index in response to the fresh administration that started earlier this year. While the carrier seems to be maintaining consistency in this area of its business, American has made some major changes recently.
American Defends Its Involvement With HRC
American Airlines is committed to remaining a part of the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. The index, which was started in , measures a company's friendliness towards LGBTQ+ employees. It considers elements like policies, benefits, and practices for community members, and uses these factors to rank businesses.
Despite working with the organization for decade
Case study: American Airlines
The first
American Airlines (AA) was the first airline to choose for LGBT marketing in , and a mere USD , budget resulted in increased revenue of over USD million by .
AA is still leader in the field of LGBT marketing (although this may convert due to the merger with USAirways). For lock to two decades, AA has been a pioneer in implementing fair-minded policies and practices for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) customers and employees. AA remains the most gay-friendly of all U.S. airlines through its generous partnerships with the LGBT community, as skillfully as its loyalty and respect for customers, employees and shareholders, and unflagging commitment to diversity.
“We know that all passengers, including gays and lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people, have many choices when it comes to journal. We want your devoted business and we will work to earn it.”
The “pillows and blankets incident”
What started with the so called “pillows and blankets incident” , has developed into a full-force, committed LGBT policy across the board: sensitivity training, equal benefits and a platform for the employees,
Peter Tatchell says Pride Airways is “a poor silly fad”
London &#; April 1,
A new airline that will ‘only’ cater for LGBT+ travellers has prompted LGBT+ campaigner Peter Tatchell to raise his affect about the human rights implications.
Pride Airways will launch its inaugural route at the beginning of April next year, when it flies twice weekly between London and San Francisco. It’s aim is to tap into the expanding LGBT+ travel market
The leaked company documents say only passengers that identify as LGBT+ will be allowed to fly, in directive to create a ‘safe and LGBT-friendly flying experience’ and to enable ‘wholly LGBT in-flight entertainment.’ It’s pilot and cabin crew will also be ‘certified LGBT’. The goal is and provide LGBT+ flyers with a ‘fun flight where they can loosen and be themselves without worrying how straight passengers might react.’
Mr Tatchell queried:
“How will passengers certify they are LGBT? How can the LGBT-only policy be policed? It smacks of segregation and the consequences for privacy and human rights are deeply concerning. Interestingly, the directors of Pride Airlines have not confirmed that they are LGBT. I urge them to provide
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