The CEO of American Airlines has just said when you can stop wearing a mask on flights
The senior management indicates that the mask mandate of the airline could end earlier than you think.
Next toCOVID Falling dramatically in the United States, health and businesses have raised a number of pandemic restrictions, vaccination requirements for masking mandates. Even the disease control and prevention centers (CDC) have mitigated its orientations earlier this month,Deleting the interior mask recommendations for a majority of communities. But you need to wear when traveling by plane: All American airlines continue to require masks to fly on flights. So when do American airlines put the update of its mask policy? Read more about the possibility that the mask mandate is up.
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American Airlines plans to raise his mask mandate with the federal government.
CEO of American AirlinesDoug Parker has just confirmed at a meeting of the company that American Airlines hasplans to delete Its facial mask policy once the mandate of the federal mask is lifted, the view of the reported wing. According to Parker, the carrier's requirement is not in place now because of the federal order, even if Americanintroduce his own Facial mask policy in 2020 before the national mandate has been put in place.
"It's not a corporate policy, we follow a corporate mandate," Parker said. And as soon as the mandate of the federal mask expires, "we will not have masks required at American for our clients or our on-board agents or employees," he added.
The mandate of the federal mask should expire next month.
The mandate of the federal mask isReady to be On April 18, according to the administration of transportation safety (TSA). But this date was defined only earlier this month on March 10, when the TSA decided to extend the mask obligation to April. The first time the federal government pushed the order for the first time.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
According to Reuters, the current transport mask mandatehas been extended At least three times since the presidentJoe Biden Taken on January 20, 1921. and American Airlines will not raise its requirements as long as the federal order will be deleted - even if it is repulsed. "I look forward to the day, it's no longer necessary. I hope it will be on April 18, we will see:" Parker has confirmed. "But if he is on the 18th of April, then of course, there is no requirement."
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Many experts argued that aircraft mask mandates are important.
Almost all travel experts agree that air transport is relativelysafe form of transport During the COVID pandemic, because there are advanced filtration systems on aircraft that refreshing the flow of air both to three minutes, according toThe New York Times. Some health experts retain that most of the aircraft virus dissemination examples have been put in place prior to setting up mask mandates, highlighting how these requirements have been important.
"It can be argued that the most effective mitigation measure has been a mandatory masking in flight", "Aisha Khatib, MD, doctor and president of a group with the International Society of Travel Medicine, saidThe New York Times. AndDavid Freedman, MD, an expert infectious disease The elected President of the American Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Society, told the newspaper that even when carriers suppress their policies ", I will always carry my N95 all theft."
People will probably be able to wear masks on flights without a mandate.
Parker, who is ready to retire on March 31 before the potential removal of the US mask mandate, said the passengers and employees of the airline who always want to mask will probably be able to do it even when the requirement is gone. According to Parker, it will be a decision taken byRobert Isom, who will take over from the CEO of American Airlines after his departure.
"I'm talking about school now because I'm not going to be here to make that decision, but I'm sure Robert and the team will also decide that if you want to wear a mask, you can. It's a world New. Now, "says Parker. "This is what I believe: the mandate goes away, if you want to continue wearing a mask because the personal preference, good. If you want to wear gloves, well. I think you will see that throughout the country. Some people always want to wear them. And if they want fantastic. But if you do not do it, you are not obliged. "
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