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Delta hosts human trafficking awareness event

1/11/19 - Atlanta - The event drew several hundred people. Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms were on hand during a National Human Trafficking Awareness Day event held at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Delta premiered a new campaign that the airline is debuting in airports and onboard during the month of January to engage customers, train employees and raise awareness of human trafficking in advance of the Super Bowl. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
1/11/19 - Atlanta - The event drew several hundred people. Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms were on hand during a National Human Trafficking Awareness Day event held at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Delta premiered a new campaign that the airline is debuting in airports and onboard during the month of January to engage customers, train employees and raise awareness of human trafficking in advance of the Super Bowl. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
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Jan 14, 2019

Delta Air Lines held an event Friday with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and actor and former NFL player Terry Crews for Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Megan Lundstrom, a survivor of trafficking, also spoke at the event.

Delta this month added a new video on human trafficking that passengers can watch on the airline’s in-flight entertainment system. That’s among the efforts the company says it is making to increase awareness, particularly during the lead-up to the Super Bowl in Atlanta next month.

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