Elderly man kicked off plane for yelling at flight attendant over
mask
A passenger has been booted from a US flight after
"aggressively disrupting" a flight attendant who had lowered her mask to give
the safety demonstration.
The elderly man was thrown off the Allegiant
Air flight after complaining he had to wear a mask when the flight attendant was
not.
But according to the airline, the flight attendant had only lowered
her mask briefly to speak into the public address system on board.
The
man was kicked off the flight for 'aggressively disrupting' the safety
demonstration, according to the airline.
"The passenger was removed for
repeatedly disrupting the pre-flight safety briefing which includes reiteration
of our inflight face-covering policy," Allegiant said in a
statement.
"The flight attendant giving the safety briefing lowered their
mask for speaking into the PA so the briefing could be
understood."
Videos posted from aboard the plane show other passengers
grumbling as the elderly man was forced to leave.
"You're supposed to be
wearing a f---ing mask to begin with," one man can be heard saying.
The
elderly man turned to the rest of the plane and said: "Why don't you all get off
with me?"
"Captain, can I have a word with you please before I get kicked
off?" he said to the pilot.
"I just asked someone to put on their face mask.
That's all I did."
The airline's website states all passengers as well as
employees are required to wear face coverings that cover the nose and
mouth.
Those with medical conditions that prevent the wearing of a mask
must have a note from a doctor proving such.
Children younger than two
are exempt from the mask requirement.
Allegiant Air is a domestic airline
in the US.
According to data released last month, Allegiant has only
banned one passenger for refusing to wear a mask during the
pandemic.
Allegiant Air is a budget airline that primarily services
mid-sized cities in the United States.
It is the ninth-largest airline in
the US.
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