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American Airlines Passenger Disassembled Due to Refusal to Wear a Protective Mask

A passenger was taken out of an American Airlines plane when he refused to wear a face shield. He later claimed that he could not wear it because of his health condition, writes ABC News.

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Conservative activist Brandon Straka “refused to wear face coating” after boarding a flight from LaGuardia to Dallas-Fort Worth, airline officials said.

“When he refused to comply with the instructions provided by the flight crew, our crew members asked him to leave the aircraft,” American Airlines said in a statement.

Straka recorded in the video part of the incident on board the aircraft.

“You are asking me to do something that is not legal,” Straka tells the flight attendant, who responds that this is “the procedure that American Airlines follows.”

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There is no federal mandate requiring passengers to wear masks on board planes, but as of May 11, all major U.S. airlines had implemented new rules requiring passengers and crew to wear face coverings. Exceptions include children and people with certain medical conditions. The mask can be removed when drinking and eating.

Representatives of American Airlines, together with United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, announced that they could ban flights for passengers who refuse to wear a mask on board due to complaints from other passengers that the company does not monitor compliance with the policy of wearing masks.

The last thing Straka said before the flight attendant asked him to leave the plane was that he “doesn’t like wearing masks.”

The expelled passenger told ABC News correspondents: when he was taken off the flight, he told representatives of the airline that he could not wear a mask because of his health condition. Which one, Straka did not specify, referring to the law prohibiting asking a passenger to disclose details about his health.

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Straka founded the #WalkAway Campaign, a campaign to encourage people to leave the “Democratic Party of today.” The website dedicated to this campaign sells protective masks for $20.

"This is madness. Absolute madness,” Straka fumed in a video he posted on Periscope. “We no longer have a choice.”

Soon, the passenger informed: he was able to board without a mask on another flight to Seattle with a connection in Charlotte.

American Airlines said it was "looking into the incident."

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