Passengers Sing 'Hey Hey Hey Goodbye' as People Kicked Off Flight for Not Wearing Masks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

American Airlines removed several passengers from a flight on Friday following an lengthy dispute over face masks. As they left, some remaining passengers celebrated their departure with a song.

The incident occurred on a Houston-bound plane waiting for takeoff at Miami International Airport, according to WFLA in Florida. By the time the unmasked passengers were removed from the craft, the flight had been delayed for nine hours, though it is unclear how much of that delay was related to the mask issue. Newsweek has reached out to American Airlines to clarify this point, and whether two or three passengers were removed.

While the individuals left the plane, a group of passengers started singing lyrics from the 1969 song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam. The singing was captured on video and shared on Twitter by the account @ONLYinDADE.

Link to tweet

The Twitter account also claimed that only two of the passengers were removed for refusing to wear masks, while the other was removed for getting into an argument with them about the matter.

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[hlthe2b]

1. My kind of fellow passengers. Kudos

[Treefrog]

2. Are there any adults left in this country?

[GeoWilliam750]

6. Fortunately, about two-thirds of us

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. These assholes will be on the no fly list for the rest of their lives

[NurseJackie]

11. The FAA's no-fly list (ie: all airlines) or just the AA unwelcome-flyers list?

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I know that individual airlines can permanently refuse certain disruptive passengers... but at what point will the FAA gets involved? How serious does the infraction or altercation need to be before it's elevated to the FAA's no-fly list?

[lagomorph777]

15. Very good question. The FAA should enact this rule.

[AllaN01Bear]

4. 9 hours because of some jerks ? should have been pulled off instantly.

[Irish_Dem]

8. I don't get why it took 9 hours to clear the plane of the troublemakers.

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Totally unnecessary. It's like they're negotiating with terrorists.

Post this at the departure gate, and enforce it:

NOTICE: Masks are required on this flight. This is an FAA rule. We will provide you with one, if necessary. If you forget, we will remind you.

This aircraft will not leave the gate until full compliance is received. Anyone refusing will be removed from the flight immediately. No ifs, ands, or buts.

If you remove your mask en route and refuse to wear it, you will be met at the arrival gate by a Federal Marshal.

[Irish_Dem]

14. The pilot in command of the aircraft is supposed to have control of the plane at all times.

I don't know why the pilot is not taking charge and throwing people off the plane.

[uponit7771]

9. +1, we're enabling too many assholes

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

10. Yup. nt

[Mariana]

12. "...it is unclear how much of that delay was related to the mask issue." nt.

[Shermann]

5. Oddly satisfying! nt

[gldstwmn]

7. I'm more afraid to fly today than I was after 9/11.