Coronavirus FAQ: Can An Airline Put You On A No-Fly List For Refusing To Mask Up?

Coronavirus FAQ: Can An Airline Put You On A No-Fly List For Refusing To Mask Up? Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicolas Economou/ NurPhoto via Getty Images Nicolas Economou/ NurPhoto via Getty Images Each week, we answer "frequently asked questions" about life during the coronavirus crisis. Sponsor Message And, then there's the 2018 case when a traveler was banned from a United Airlines flight for trying to take an "emotional support peacock" along with her. The airline "remains committed to requiring customers and employees to wear a mask or face covering as a consistent layer of protection across all Delta touchpoints." "In the hypothetical situation, you get sick on a flight" — and you would have to successfully prove you contracted COVID-19 because someone next to you wasn't wearing a mask — "there is an argument there that airlines have a special duty to offer passengers and crew members a degree of reasonable care with regard to the risks that would arise during the plane," she theorizes.