USA ditches mask mandate on aircraft and in airports | FlightGlobal - Pilar Wolfsteller:
April 18, 2022 - "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer enforce the federal face mask mandate, in place since January 2021, after a US judge struck down the order. The mandate had been imposed by the US public health agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to mitigate the spread of highly-contagious Covid-19 before vaccines were widely available. TSA had had a similar order in place for airports and on board aircraft, upon CDC’s recommendation.
"'The agencies are reviewing the decision and assessing potential next steps,' a US government official says on 18 April in response to the court ruling. 'In the meantime, today’s court decision means that the CDC’s public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time. Therefore TSA will not enforce its security directives requiring mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs at this time.... CDC recommends that people continue to wear masks in indoor public transportation settings,' the official adds."
Read more: https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/usa-ditches-mask-mandate-on-aircraft-and-in-airports/148302.article
Major U.S. Airlines Announce Masks Policies Are Lifted, Effective as of April 18, 2022 | Just Jared:
April 18, 2022 - "All of the major airlines in the United States have announced that masks are no longer required to be worn during flights, effective immediately.
"The mask mandate on public transportation will no longer be enforced after a federal judge in Florida, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, ruled that the White House’s 14-month-old directive was unlawful. Reuters reports that the judge 'said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had exceeded its authority with the mandate, had not sought public comment and did not adequately explain its decisions.'
"United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines have all lifted their mask requirements. Amtrak, the national train line, did the same.
"Read what each airline announced" at https://www.justjared.com/2022/04/18/major-u-s-airlines-announce-masks-policies-are-lifted-effective-as-of-april-18-2022/.
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