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American Airlines requires consumers to wear face coverings unless they meet a couple of exceptions.
American Airlines has actually removed a traveler from a flight after he declined to wear a face covering in compliance with its Covid-19 safety policy.
Brandon Straka was asked to use a face mask on Flight 1263 from New York City to Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday.
When Mr Straka declined, he was asked to leave the flight, the airline company said.
Mr Straka stated there was no law that required him to use a face covering on the flight.
” I was just eliminated from my flight for not using a mask. First time this has happened. Not a federal law,” Mr Straka tweeted from New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
Face masks have actually been used to mitigate the risk of spreading coronavirus throughout the pandemic.
While there is no federal law mandating masks on United States flights, all major US airlines have been imposing face covering guidelines for guests and team given that mid-May.
On Monday, American Airlines revealed “a more powerful policy for customer face coverings” It said clients who refused to wear face coverings would not be enabled to board and might be prohibited from future travel.
Mr Straka is a previous star and hairdresser who has actually looked like a visitor on Fox News, and