An American Airlines flight to the Bahamas was canceled Monday night because some among a group of high school students, reportedly from Winthrop, refused to wear their masks. Flight 893 was ready to depart Charlotte, but a mechanical issue forced the passengers onto a different plane.That’s when fellow passengers say some among the group of teens allegedly refused to put on masks, in accordance with CDC guidelines.“I would not say all of them. I was 75% to 80% of them were being terrible kids, saying smart stuff,” one passenger said.“All they had to do was put the mask on, sit there, no smart mouth comments. And they couldn’t do it,” another passenger said. After hours of standoff the flight to Nassau was canceled. None of the Winthrop students were arrested.The flight cancellation forced other passengers — many of whom were on vacations — to rebook their trips.
An American Airlines flight to the Bahamas was canceled Monday night because some among a group of high school students, reportedly from Winthrop, refused to wear their masks.
Flight 893 was ready to depart Charlotte, but a mechanical issue forced the passengers onto a different plane.
That’s when fellow passengers say some among the group of teens allegedly refused to put on masks, in accordance with CDC guidelines.
“I would not say all of them. I was 75% to 80% of them were being terrible kids, saying smart stuff,” one passenger said.
“All they had to do was put the mask on, sit there, no smart mouth comments. And they couldn’t do it,” another passenger said.
After hours of standoff the flight to Nassau was canceled. None of the Winthrop students were arrested.
The flight cancellation forced other passengers — many of whom were on vacations — to rebook their trips.