VIDEO: Man Forced Off Spirit Airlines Flight After He 'Refused' to Wear Face Covering

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man was forced off a flight heading from New York to Florida on Friday after he wouldn’t put on a face covering, airline officials said.

The man was aboard a Spirit Airlines plane heading from LaGuardia Airport to Fort Lauderdale, when officials said he refused to wear a face covering and police were called.

Video posted to Twitter Friday afternoon shows the man speaking with a Port Authority police officer while seated aboard the plane.