{"id":24845,"date":"2026-08-02T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24845"},"modified":"2026-08-02T05:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:00:54","slug":"florida-evangelist-says-she-was-kicked-off-alaska-airlines-flight-for-preaching-in-act-of-spiritual-warfare-during-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24845","title":{"rendered":"Florida Evangelist says she was kicked off Alaska Airlines flight for preaching in act of &#8216;spiritual warfare&#8217; during delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fflight-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An Evangelist influencer from Florida was booted from an Alaska Airlines flight on Thursday after preaching to her fellow passengers during a take-off delay. <\/p>\n<p>Whitney Lynn, 40, filmed the bizzare scene on Alaska Airlines flight 708 out of Orlando International Airport in a series of Instagram videos, including the moment she was told she was apparently making crew members feel unsafe. <\/p>\n<p>The San Diego-bound flight was delayed prior to take off, which is when Lynn, started to preach from the aisle of the plane. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Evangelist Whitney Lynn, 40, claims she was kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight for preaching.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know we\u2019re all waiting. It\u2019s kind of frustrating, right? this wait. But I want to tell you that God\u2019s timing is perfect and God knows everything,\u201d Lynn can be heard saying to the surrounding aircraft passengers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbemKtzJB20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one of the videos.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd maybe he\u2019s sparing us from danger today. So I want you to rest and know that Jesus Christ loves you so much that he died on the cross for your sins,\u201d she continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbbFzSUpuoJ\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another video<\/a>, an apparent airline staffer can be seen telling Lynn to gather her belongings and deplane the aircraft.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Evangelist influencer posted a series of videos of the incident on July 30.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@whitneylynn1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCan you tell me what\u2019s going on? You can\u2019t just tell me to get my stuff and then not tell me what\u2019s going on,\u201d Lynn asked the airport employee.<\/p>\n<p>The employee proceeds to tell the Evangelist that the crew don\u2019t \u201cfeel safe\u201d with her onboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my gosh I didn\u2019t know the message of Jesus Christ was unsafe,\u201d Lynn said. \u201cWow, do I have any guns or anything like that? No, I don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo freedom of speech is not safe?\u201d she questions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lynn claimed it was an act of \u201cspiritual warfare.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As she is gathering her belongings, Lynn says that her preaching is \u201cspiritual warfare\u201d because \u201cdemons don\u2019t like the name of Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The influencer then disembarks the plane and is met by two members of airport upon re-entering the terminal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbcOxDIpECm\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another video<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to The Post, Alaska Airlines said that \u201cprior to the departure of Alaska Airlines Flight 708 from Orlando to San Diego on July 30, our flight crew became increasingly concerned about a guest\u2019s behavior on board the aircraft, which was also affecting other guests\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe passenger was asked to deplane the aircraft for safety reasons. For the foreseeable future, the guest will not be permitted to travel on our flights.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Evangelist is allegedly temporarily banned from Alaska Airlines and its affiliate airlines following the incident. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@whitneylynn1<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lynn later posted an email she claimed was Alaska Airlines Corporate Security advising that she was temporarily banned from the airline and its affiliates, including Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air Flights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision was made based on reports we received regarding your recent travels with us,\u201d the alleged email says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon conclusion of our investigation, we will reach out to you once again with a final decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Evangelist also claimed on social media that she successfully converted an airport shuttle driver who transported her back to her hotel that day \u2014 and prayed with a man she later met at the hotel\u2019s front desk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back, I can clearly see God\u2019s hand in it all. What seemed like a setback became an opportunity for people to hear the gospel and give their lives to Christ,\u201d Lynn wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Orlando Police Department but did not immediately hear back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Evangelist influencer from Florida was booted from an Alaska Airlines flight on Thursday after preaching to her fellow passengers during a take-off delay. 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