One called a flight attendant a “Nazi.” Another “started to rant how the virus is a political hoax and that she doesn’t wear a mask,” a flight attendant reported. The “squishiness of the requirement” to wear masks on planes also undermines the message that they are critical for public health, Slovic said. “As soon as we took off, she took it off again and kept it off the entire flight,” the flight attendant reported. The flight attendant, who was wearing a face covering, judged the act unintentional and tried to blot away the remnants. The agency said it is pursuing a $15,000 civil penalty for assault and interfering with a flight attendant.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2021 21:33 UTC