American Airlines Bans Conservative Activist Who Refused to Wear Mask

American Airlines Bans Conservative Activist Who Refused to Wear Mask
Brandon Straka, #Walkaway founder, outside U.S. Bank Arena ahead of a "Keep America Great" rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 1, 2019. Lei Chen/NTD
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DALLAS—American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised this week to step up enforcement of their mask rules.

A spokesman for American said on June 18 that the airline decided to ban the man after reviewing the incident, which occurred Wednesday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.