A flight on Frontier Airlines from Miami to New York City was canceled after several passengers refused to wear face masks.
Videos and photos suddenly surfaced of what the incident looked like on the aircraft.
According to the New York Times, some videos show passengers on the flight accusing the airline of removing several travelers due to a one-year-old baby not wearing a mask.
Other passengers on the flight claimed the airline was practicing anti-Semitism, as the baby was seen with a Jewish family.
On Twitter, Frontier Airlines quickly made a statement involving the incident on flight 2878.
Members of a large group, including adults, refused to wear masks as flight 2878 was preparing for departure from MIA-LGA. Repeated requests to comply with federal law necessitated their removal from the flight. The issue did not stem from a child under 2.
— Frontier Airlines (@FlyFrontier) March 1, 2021
The caption read, "Members of a large group, including adults, refused to wear masks as flight 2878 was preparing for departure from MIA-LGA. Repeated requests to comply with federal law necessitated their removal from the flight. The issue did not stem from a child under 2."
A spokesperson for Frontier Airlines confirmed that "a large group of passengers repeatedly refused to comply with the U.S. government's federal mask mandate."
"Multiple people, including several adults, were asked repeatedly to wear their masks and refused to do so," Jennifer de la Cruz, the spokeswoman, said. "Based on the continued refusal to comply with the federal mask mandate, refusal to disembark the aircraft and aggression towards the flight crew, local law enforcement was engaged. The flight was ultimately canceled."
However, passengers seemed to disagree with the airline and demanded action.
In a video, Solomon Wolf, a Twitter user, wrote: "This is @FlyFrontier. Traumatizing a family and their little kids because a 18-month-old baby, who is explicitly exempt, wasn't wearing a mask. Before flying Frontier again, ask yourself if you want any part of this vile behavior."
Frontier Airlines' policies on flying during the COVID-19 pandemic say that children under two are not required to wear face masks.
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