American Airlines Flight 1469 from Miami, Texas to Houston was delayed for 8 hours Friday. The return flight at 4 p.m. turned into a rare mid-con redeye. Two passengers from Miami were escorted off the plane for refusing to wear masks after the long wait.
They had spent 10 hours on the flight, but they refused to give in to the sunk costs fallacy. Instead, they decided to take a stand against masks that would have disastrous consequences for their trip to Texas.
It is possible to imagine that the passengers who waited so long for their flight would have no patience with anyone delaying their departure. With the relief and frustration of finally being on their way, these two passengers were removed from the plane. A group of passengers on board began to sing goodbye.
Three people were kicked off an American Airlines flight from MIA after it was delayed for nine hours. Two for not following mask rules and another person for arguing with them | #ONLYinDADE ig: dreatrev pic.twitter.com/OeNt3H6O05 ONLY in DADE (@ONLYinDADE) September 18, 2021
American Airlines spokesperson:
American Airlines Flight 1469 flew from Miami (MIA), to Houston (IAH) and returned to the gate to take two passengers who had refused to follow crew instructions or comply with federal face-covering requirements. We are grateful to our team for their professionalism, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused by this.
