In response to a gay passenger's complaint he was ordered to take off a rainbow-colored mask on a Lufthansa flight, the German-based airline is clarifying that its staff have discretion over enforcement of its face covering policy imposed to protect its crew and travelers from COVID-19.As the Bay Area Reporter reported online July 26, West Hollywood resident Scott Schmidt was ordered to remove the rainbow-hued surgical mask he was wearing by a Lufthansa gate agent at the Athens International Airport.
He was preparing to board a bus to take him and his fiancé from the terminal to the aircraft waiting on the tarmac when the woman scanning his ticket inquired about the mask.It was the same style of surgical mask adorned with the colors of the.