Airline removes gas mask-wearing passenger after he panics travelers.
February 1, 2020, 9:03 AMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.American Airlines removed a mysterious gas mask-wearing man from a Houston-bound flight and rebooked him on another plane after passengers became panicked, airline officials said.
An unidentified man wearing a gas mask is seen aboard an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Houston, Jan. 30, 2020."I had a seat in the back," Say said."I looked up and saw a guy coming onto the plane wearing a full gas mask, which was kind of odd. He didn't have a filter though -- which I thought was even more strange."
When asked by a flight attendant to remove the mask, Say told KTRK that the man refused. Say said the man eventually exited the plane after the crew called security.Say posted a photo of the man on Twitter, along with the message,"Just FYI flight 2212 to Houston was delayed an hour because you let this guy on the plane wearing a gas mask. This then panicked people on the plane and we had to wait for him to be escorted off.
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