Sounds right Dan. It can be a condition of carriage. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 5:42 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Note that I am simply reporting on my observations and not taking sides > here, nor should responses to this thread go down that road - or else. > > With the flights we’ve taken since the beginning of the year, and even > more so since they put the Federal mandate in place, our experience has > been that the airlines are employing a “zero tolerance” approach to the > face mask issue. We’ve seen on two occasions instances of non-compliance. > In one case the passenger was warned, refused to comply, and then was met > by a flight crew member (first officer) who was very calm and composed in > informing the passenger that he (the first officer) would be in violation > of Federal law if he allowed them to be on the aircraft and not be > compliant. They were given the choice of complying or leaving the aircraft. > They chose to stay. Sort of dumb to make a stink, I think, as it just draws > attention to you. > > In the other case the passenger refused to comply. Cabin crew asked them > to leave the aircraft and they refused. They reconsidered (too late!) when > the cabin crew returned with a police officer and were escorted off the > aircraft. At that point the die was cast, so to speak. > > Enforcement appears to be consistent across the carriers. This was with > American and Southwest. I suspect they’re taking the opportunity to clean > house of “ugly” passengers when the opportunity presents itself. > > I believe the term is "Conditions of Carriage”. Buy a ticket and you’ve > agreed to play by the carrier’s rules. Don’t play nice and all bets are off. > > -D > > > > On Apr 26, 2021, at 5:10 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Oops, that's what I get for reading the headline and commenting before > getting on real internet and reading the article. > > I assumed it was for public criticism, not for arguing about/refusing to > follow the 'rules'. > > It doesn't matter if you believe the rules are stupid. If those rules > are a condition of being a customer, do you want to be their customer or > not? It's your body, your choice. You chose to put it in an environment > where those rules exist. > > > > > > You shouldn't be surprised if this gets you a 'we don't need your > business anymore': > > > > Last week, a police officer responded to an Alaska Airlines terminal in > Juneau as state Sen. Lora Reinbold clashed with staffers over mask rules. > It was a familiar battle for the Republican lawmaker, a vaccine skeptic who > has blasted flight attendants as “mask bullies” and accused the airline of > “mask tyranny.” > > > > Now, she isn’t welcome on their flights at all. Alaska Airlines this > weekend banned Reinbold “for her continued refusal to comply with employee > instruction regarding the current mask policy,” the airline said in a > statement to The Washington Post. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
