American, United and Delta are now threatening to ban any passenger who refuses to wear a mask on board.
Airlines are employing new cleaning and distancing methods as they report billions in losses with ridership at a record low. It may take years for the industry to recover.American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines are now threatening to ban any passenger who refuses to wear a mask on board.
"I'm still angry," Anderson told ABC News as he explained that neither the gate agent nor the flight attendant stopped them."I was just very, very concerned. If the airlines want us to start flying again, want us to feel as though they're safe, well then how are they not enforcing the basics of a mask?"
A person wearing plastic coveralls and mask waits for their luggage at Terminal 7 at Los Angeles International Airport during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, April 16, 2020, in Los Angeles.On Sunday, 51-year-old Stephan Termaat had a similar experience on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Dallas. Termaat said he asked the flight attendant to intervene after he noticed two guys sitting three rows ahead of him, not wearing masks.
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