Video emerges of state senator Lora Reinbold banned from Alaska Airlines

Video captured at Juneau International Airport purportedly shows the interaction leading to Alaska Airlines’ ban of state senator Lora Reinbold.

The Republican senator for Eagle River was banned from the only airline flying between her home in Anchorage and the State Capitol, causing her to make a long trip by road and ferry to make the start of the legislative session on Monday.

While Alaska Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment, a spokesman told The Alaska Landmine news site that the senator was banned "for her continued refusal to comply with employee instruction regarding the current mask policy".