Delta Airways Apologizes After Staff Caught Mishandling Golf equipment

A collegiate golf group obtained an apology from Delta Airways after a video of staff throwing their golf luggage went viral.

In keeping with KFMB-TV, the incident occurred because the East Tennessee State College males’s golf group arrived on the San Diego Worldwide Airport on Tuesday, Might 21.

The group launched into the journey to take part within the NCAA Division I Males’s Golf Championship, scheduled to happen on the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, from Friday, Might 24, to Wednesday, Might 29.

The video, which was shared on the group’s account on X, previously Twitter, exhibits a employee taking the baggage off a ramp and throwing them onto the tarmac. A coworker then picks them up and places them onto a switch automobile.

“Good of @Delta to deal with our golf equipment with such care…,” the golf group captioned the put up, which now has 6.1 million views.

East Tennessee State Athletic Director Dr. Richard Sander informed KFMB-TV that the incident broken among the group’s tools and private gadgets.

“It is a type of issues that occur,” he informed the information station. “We’re actually making an attempt to ensure our guys are targeted on their motive for being on the market which is to win the nationwide championship. It’s a extremely good golf group we have now, and we wanna concentrate on that.”

In an announcement to WJHL-TV, Delta stated, “We apologize to the ETSU Golf group and ask for a mulligan on how their tools was dealt with. We’re in direct contact with the Bucs to make sure they’ve what they should efficiently compete within the NCAAs.”

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The airline additionally responded to the unique put up on X, writing, “We’re so sorry that is how your golf golf equipment have been dealt with. It’s not who we’re. And we’re working to make it proper, so you may have every little thing you have to compete on the event this weekend.”

PEOPLE has reached out to Delta Airways for remark.

Since going viral, the video has been extensively mentioned on-line by people like skilled golfer Julian Perico, who wrote on X, “That is completely insane. Hope everyones tools is in fine condition! Good luck on the Natty professional! @JakeAmosETSU.”