Author: SHANNON NAJMABADI
Flight attendants sue Alaska Airlines alleging religious discrimination
A pair of flight attendants are suing Alaska Airlines, claiming they were discriminated against because of their religious beliefs when they were fired. The controversy began when Lacey Smith and Marli Brown posted in a community forum about the “Equality Act,” a controversial LGBTQ bill. Smith and Brown say Alaska Airlines announced its support for […]
Biden administration will fight to keep mask mandate for planes, trains and airports
The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed a federal judge’s ruling overturning the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate on planes, trains and in airports. In her ruling to overturn the mandate, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle called the CDC mandate “unlawful,” saying the Biden administration did not follow proper procedures […]
Airline CEOs ask Biden to lift mask mandate
A group of 10 major airlines are now calling on President Joe Biden to lift the federal transit mask mandate, one of the last remaining mask mandates in the country. The industry group Airlines for America sent a letter to the White House saying rules like the mask mandate “no longer make sense.” “Our industry […]