{"id":1130523,"date":"2021-12-18T11:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T16:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130523"},"modified":"2021-12-18T11:58:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T16:58:36","slug":"watch-florida-man-banned-from-flying-united-airlines-after-wearing-red-thong-as-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-florida-man-banned-from-flying-united-airlines-after-wearing-red-thong-as-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Florida Man Banned from Flying United Airlines After Wearing Red Thong as Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-florida-man-banned-from-flying-united-airlines-after-wearing-red-thong-as-mask%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130523&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-153637213-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">United Airlines reportedly banned a Florida man from flying after he wore a red thong as a mask while boarding a plane at Fort Lauderdale Airport.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch Below:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1137026239067\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LEAVE IT TO THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FLORIDAMAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FLORIDAMAN<\/a>! This guy from Cape Coral tried wearing a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#thong<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mask?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mask<\/a> on a United flight in Fort Lauderdale today. He was kicked off the plane. TSA and sheriff were called but passengers remained peaceful. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/airtravel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#airtravel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Florida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Florida<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aviation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#aviation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/travel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#travel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kUnkXrgTY8\">pic.twitter.com\/kUnkXrgTY8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Channing Frampton (@Channing_TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channing_TV\/status\/1471308721632563205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adam Jenne says he was kicked off of the flight on Wednesday, according to Fox 26.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think the best way to illustrate absurdity is with absurdity,\u201d Jenne <a href=\"https:\/\/nbc-2.com\/news\/local\/2021\/12\/15\/cape-coral-man-banned-from-united-airlines-flight-for-wearing-thong-as-mask\/\">told<\/a> NBC 2 following the incident.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Flight attendants took issue with his unique face-covering.&nbsp;In a video of the interaction, an attendant tells the Cape Coral man, \u201c<span>You\u2019re going to have to come off the airplane, we\u2019re not going to let you travel.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When Jenne, who was also donning a \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d T-shirt, asked \u201cwhy,\u201d the flight attendant responded \u201cnon-mask compliance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cEventually, they called TSA&nbsp;and&nbsp;airport security,\u201d he told NBC 2. \u201cI ended up staying at the gate for about 45 minutes.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cIt\u2019s all nonsense. COVID doesn\u2019t know that we\u2019re at cruising altitude. It\u2019s stupid. The whole thing is theater,\u201d he explained.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cape Coral man banned from United Airlines flight for wearing thong as mask\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eCMDyzv1SQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Once Jenne was removed from the Washington, DC, bound plane, others deboarded in protest.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cDid he just get kicked off for wearing a mask?\u201d one passenger asked. \u201cI\u2019m out of here, forget it. I\u2019m out of here. You know this whole thing is ridiculous.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span>A third passenger appeared to leave the plane as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Jenne thanked the other passengers for following suit.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThank you to them, because they saw something, an injustice, something that didn\u2019t make sense, and they stood up,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/man-kicked-off-united-airlines-flight-at-fll-for-wearing-womens-underwear-as-mask\/\">told<\/a> WSVN.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In his conversation with NBC 2, he said, \u201cI think it\u2019s a testament to passengers having had enough, citizens having had enough. This is just nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>He says he received an email from United Airlines stating he is banned from flying with the airline until its passenger incident review committee reviews Wednesday\u2019s situation.<\/p>\n<p>United backed its employees in a statement regarding the incident.<\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cThe customer clearly wasn\u2019t in compliance with the federal mask mandate and we appreciate that our team addressed the issue on the ground prior to takeoff, avoiding any potential disruptions on the air,\u201d the statement reads, per NBC 2.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jenne says he regularly wears his red thong as a face covering during flights.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEvery single flight has been met with different reactions from the flight crew,\u201d he told NBC 2. \u201cSome with a wild appreciation, others confrontational.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Florida man was set to take a new flight on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cHopefully, Spirit Airlines has a better sense of humor tomorrow,\u201d he quipped to NBC 2.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United Airlines reportedly banned a Florida man from flying after he wore a red thong as a mask while boarding a plane at Fort Lauderdale Airport. 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