Stories of incidents on board aircraft related to the reluctance of individual passengers to wear masks during the flight abound.
But even against this background, the episode that took place during the flight of United Airlines from Fort Lauderdale Airport (Florida) to the capital of the country, Washington, stands out. Adam Jean, a resident of the city of Cap Coral, having sat down in his seat in the cabin of the aircraft, put on his face a mask not required by the rules, but … colored women’s thong panties.
However, the flight attendant, who was walking around the cabin before takeoff, noticed this “innovation” and warned the resourceful passenger that he would have to leave the plane if he did not wear a real mask. Jin didn’t object.
But in an interview that followed after the “disembarkation”, Jin claimed that the panties “covered his mouth and nose,” as required by the instructions of the Transportation Safety Administration. He wore them to protest “absurd regulations,” Gene added, comparing his protest to that of black rights activist Rosa Parks. The administration of the airline did not agree with this assessment and sent a letter to Jin, in which he said that he was forbidden to fly on its planes until the end of the investigation of the incident.
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