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about 10 hours agoAn Alaska state lawmaker was forced to take a 19-hour road and ferry trip to the capital after Alaska Airlines banned her over her refusal to follow the mask requirements. We have notified Senator Lora Reinbold that she is not permitted to fly with us for her continued refusal to comply with employee instruction regarding the current mask policy, said an Alaska Airlines spokesperson to the Anchorage Daily News on Saturday. Reinbold, a Republican, had been very vocal about her… (www.theblaze.com) More.
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U.S. State Senator Now Has 20-Hour Commute After Refusing to Mask Up on Planes
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An Alaska state senator filmed arguing with Alaska Airlines staff and police at Juneau International Airport over her refusal to wear a mask before boarding a flight is finding out the hard way that actions have consequences.
Defiant Alaska Republican senator Lora Reinbold takes 36-HOUR ferry to reach state capital after being banned from the only airline for continually refusing to wear a mask - but insinuates it was a plot to block her from voting on key bill
State Senator Lora Reinbold made journey from Anchorage to Juneau on Sunday
Was forced to drive and take a ferry after being banned by Alaska Airlines
Trek from her home in Anchorage to the state capitol would take nearly 40 hours
The plane trip by contrast is a mere 90 minutes, but Alaska Air is the only carrier
Airline claims that Reinbold continually refuses to wear a mask on their flights