Thong was ejected from the plane for wearing a mask

A passenger on a United Airlines flight wearing a red face mask was forced to disembark at Ft. Lauderdale Airport, local media reported on Thursday (Dec. 16). The 38-year-old explained to local channel NBC2, “”AbsurdPassengers will be allowed to eat and drink and dispose of them, according to the rule, which must wear a mask to protect against Covit-19s on flights.

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Video of the incident on Wednesday, filmed by another passenger, shows staff telling them they could not stay on the plane if they had thongs on their face. After the discussion, the person left his seat and resigned.

Comparison with Rosa Park

In his interview with NBC2, he compared himself to the African-American Rosa Parks, a symbol of the struggle for civil rights in the United States, who in 1955 refused to give his seat to a white man on a bus. Laws in force at the time. “Every change in this country has been brought about by ordinary people“, He explained seriously.”Rosa Parks is not popular. She changed the course of history.⁇

⁇The client clearly did not comply with the federal obligation to wear the mask, and we are grateful to our team for resolving the issue on the ground before the flight departed, avoiding any disruption to the flight.United Airlines responded in a statement to a local newspaper.

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