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Anti-Mask Politician Says Her Constitutional Rights Are Being Trampled After Airline Ban

by Gary Leff on April 25, 2021

Apr 25 2021

An Alaska Airlines state senator who “has sparred with Alaska Airlines employees over the mask policy” since January has been banned from the airline – although apparently just for 30 days even though mask refusal is supposed to result in an indefinite ban, at least until the end of the mask requirement. It remains to be seen if a temporary suspension will be converted to a longer duration.

Lora Reinbold was recently fined $250 for refusing to properly wear a mask in the state capitol. On Thursday she was captured on video having a disagreement over keeping her mask above her nose at the Juneau airport before a flight to Anchorage.

Airlines And Unions Push To Extend Mask Requirements, But They’re No Longer Needed

by Gary Leff on April 23, 2021

Apr 23 2021

The TSA’s mask rule is set to expire May 11. It will absolutely be extended, given the language of CDC regulations and lobbying by airlines and unions. However the mask rule is no longer needed for domestic flights.

Deal: 3M N95 Masks Just 79 Cents Apiece, Shipped

by Gary Leff on April 18, 2021

Apr 18 2021

Early in the pandemic you might pay $7 or even $10 per N95 mask, and there’s been a tremendous amount of fraud and scammy masks (especially scammy KN95 masks, made in China ostensibly to the Chinese standard) and KF94 South Korean masks that strangely have all Chinese language writing on the packaging.

But the truth is that masks just aren’t that hard to come by anymore.

When Will We Be Able To Fly Again Without Wearing Masks?

by Gary Leff on April 10, 2021

Apr 10 2021

Politicians will want to claim credit for victory over the pandemic. And once the Secretary of HHS declares this, the way the CDC’s mask rule is written that triggers a sunset. Let’s look at the actual rule’s language for how long it lasts,

Is The Federal Airline Mask Rule Legal, And Does It Apply To Passengers On Aircraft?

by Gary Leff on April 9, 2021

Apr 09 2021

In the latest Airlines Confidential podcast former Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza questions whether the CDC mask order actually applies to the time passengers spend on aircraft.

Let’s look at the order and its legal authority to see.

Southwest Kicked A Two Year Old Off A Flight Over Masks. A Pilot Flew The Family For Free.

by Gary Leff on April 9, 2021

Apr 09 2021

On April 1 the Harvey family was flying from Denver to Austin on Southwest Airlines. They had practiced for days with their two year old wearing a mask. Boarding went fine, but once seated the child took the mask off and the family was booted from the flight.

Father Erik Harvey went to Facebook and posted an 18 minute discourse on the events. A pilot named James Peck saw the video.

Flight Attendant Removed After Taking Two Year Old To Task Over Mask

by Gary Leff on April 5, 2021

Apr 05 2021

On a Spirit Airlines flight on Monday from Orlando to New York, a family was kicked off when their two year old, who was eating yogurt, removed their mask. The mother of the two year old girl is seven months’ pregnant, and their other child – traveling with them – is special needs.

Eventually everyone returned to the aircraft – except for the crewmember who made an issue of the mask in the first place.

Flight Attendant Dances When Anti-Mask Couple Gets Tossed From Southwest Flight

by Gary Leff on April 4, 2021

Apr 04 2021

Numerous passengers cheered as the woman and her travel companion were booted off the plane. And at the end of the video, once the departing passengers had cleared the aircraft, a flight attendant comes forward and does a dance of joy.

Will A Federal Court Overrule Biden’s Transportation Mask Mandate?

by Gary Leff on March 26, 2021

Mar 26 2021

The holdings in two recent court rulings against the CDC’s eviction moratorium have caused questions about the legality of the Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate. The mask mandate goes beyond the specified example powers in the statute cited by CDC for its authority, and Congress may not have been able to delegate broader unspecified powers to the CDC even if it had wanted to.

When There’s Enough Vaccine For Everyone, Air Travel Mask Rules Should End

by Gary Leff on March 22, 2021

Mar 22 2021

Masks made sense on planes when, together with HEPA air filtration and downward air flow, they reduced the risk of catching Covid-19 on a plane.

Now vaccines are available. We’re going to have challenges keeping people masked up once they’ve been vaccinated. The rule needs to stay in place now, when most Americans haven’t had a chance to become vaccinated yet. It’s tough to know who has been vaccinated and who hasn’t been.