Kate Hanni who is the founder of the Coalition for an Airline Passenger’s Bill of Rights has just accused Delta Airlines, the world’s biggest carrier, of hacking into her personal computer. Hanni claims that when her computer crashed and her email disappeared she was told by both Microsoft and AOL that she had been hacked. Delta now face a lawsuit that accuses them of invasion of privacy and conspiracy.

Hanni claims that Delta are responsible for the hacking because they are the airline that stand to lose the most if she manages to get her proposed bill of rights through congress. She claims that they know that they are over scheduling flights out of New York on a daily basis and are not too keen on having to rectify the situation.

The proposed bill of rights would see airline passengers allowed to get off of an aircraft if it has been delayed by more than three hours on the tarmac. It would also force airlines to give passengers adequate food and water when they are delayed on board the aircraft along with access to toilet facilities and medical attention if needed.

Hanni claims that if the bill of rights makes it through congress then airlines stand to lose out. It is estimated that Delta alone would lose $40 million in revenue annually. Delta strongly denies hacking onto Hanni’s computer.