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Alaska Airlines bans state senator for continued refusal to follow mask rules

Airline Bars Alaska State Senator Over Mask Policy Violation Alaska Airlines said it had suspended State Senator Lora Reinbold from flying because she refused to comply with its mask rules. Lora Reinbold, an Alaska state senator barred by Alaska Airlines, said there was “no due process” before the decision.Credit...Becky Bohrer/Associated Press April 26, 2021Updated 6:08 p.m. ET Alaska Airlines has suspended an Alaska state lawmaker from its flights for violating its mask policies, the comp...

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 th...

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continued refusal"to follow mask requirements. Last week, Senator Lora Reinbold, a Republican, was recorded at Juneau International Airport arguing with airline staff about mask policies. Reinbold had previously referred to Alaska Airlines as " mask bullies". Its unclear how Reinbold will be able to get to Juneau where the legislative session resumes Monday. No other airline has scheduled flights between Anchorage and Juneau, and a ferry trip could take several days according to NBC News. More ...

The U.S. drop in demand is leading some states to turn down vaccine shipments, and the federal government will soon start sharing more of its surplus with the rest of the world.  Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. In Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste. About half of Iowa’s counties have stopped asking for new doses from the state. And even as Kansas rem...

Photo: Bruce Bennett (Getty Images) An Alaska state senator filmed arguing with Alaska Airlines staff and police at Juneau International Airport over her refusal to wear a mask before boarding a flight is finding out the hard way that actions have consequences. Advertisement The Alaska Daily News reported that while Senator Lora Reinbold, who is, of course, a Republican, was able to board the plane at the center of the argument last week, she wasn’t able to take a flight back this weekend. Th...

Alaska Airlines said it banned state Sen. Lora Reinbold (R-AK) for failing to adhere to the company's mask policies.

JUNEAU(AP) — Alaska Airlines has banned an Alaska state senator for refusing to follow mask requirements. "We have notified Senator Lora Reinbold that she is not permitted to fly with us for her continued refusal to comply with employee instruction regarding the current mask policy," spokesman Tim Thompson told the Anchorage Daily News on Saturday, adding that the suspension was effective immediately. Reinbold, a Republican of Eagle River, said she had not been notified of a ban and that s...

Alaska Airlines bans state senator for violating mask rules The Republican official has referred to Alaska Airlines flight attendants as ‘mask bullies.’     Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold, an Eagle River Republican, holds a copy of the Alaska Constitution during a committee hearing on Jan. 27 in Juneau, Alaska. Alaska Airlines has banned the Alaska state senator for refusing to follow mask requirements. Last week Reinbold was recorded in Juneau International Airport arguing wit...