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Jo Highet's avatar

Be careful voicing any form of disapproval or dissent! An American Airlines crew out of ABQ definitely enjoyed kicking me and my two children off our flight last week. We complied with masking, but because I voiced my displeasure at their over zealous attitude about fit (they were complaining about the masks falling below the nose on my two kids) they swiftly responded by saying were were no longer able to fly with them. It’s was completely unnecessary. My daughter was crying, I was trying to make sense of their justification, the entire situation felt manufactured.

The worst part was when I asked the passengers around me if they thought this was “okay” to forcibly remove a mother and her two children

like this – and the majority of those who responded yelled, “Yes! Get off! You weren’t wearing your mask!”

This was deep blue Albuquerque so I guess I’m not surprised.

Unfortunately, I learned first hand that it’s not just about complying (because we did), it’s about silencing and punishing vocal dissent too.

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Yerg999

2 min ago

I’ve been flying for 35 years, (commercial and corporate). In the past an airman could risk suspension of medical if an inadvertent medication was prescribed by a physician (not knowing prohibited medications or amounts). I got a nasty letter years ago for taking in access of 20mg of prednisone daily for a brief period.

What is happening here is appalling. It’s like every agency has been bought off or threatened for speaking out. Powerful forces are at work here.

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