Delta's most senior flight attendant, Joan Crandall, didn't hesitate to volunteer to serve on flights supporting the activation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.

The Delta difference is clearly on display across the operation as we continue our mission of bringing thousands of Afghan evacuees to the U.S.

IFS Program Manager Bonita Ebert has been working to support Delta’s flights related to the U.S. government’s activation of a Civil Reserve Air Fleet. Read her first-person account of the connections she made with some of Delta’s youngest passengers on a long journey.

The U.S. Department of Defense activated Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, calling for Delta and other carriers to support the military’s effort to carry people who have left Afghanistan.