
14 passengers banned by airline after rowdy DC to Seattle flight
CNN
Alaska Airlines banned more than a dozen passengers this week for not complying to its mask mandate and for harassing staff members.
The 14 passengers were banned from flying with the airline after they were "non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members" on a flight from Washington Dulles to Seattle on Thursday evening, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines.
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