Masks are falling on American public transportation, especially on airplanes. It took an American judge from Tampa, Fla. Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on Monday to declare the federal requirement to wear a sanitary mask on public transportation in the United States illegal for certain carriers, particularly airlines, and to lift the requirement to wear it on domestic flights.
This has been announced by United Airlines, American Airlines and Delta Air Lines on their flights within the United States and on certain international flights, depending on rules in the country of arrival.
This means that in most cases our employees no longer have to wear a mask or force it on passengers. You can choose to wear one, especially as the CDC continues to strongly recommend it on public transport,” explained a spokesman for United, which was among the first to mandate the Covid vaccine on its employees.
The “well-fitting” masks protect the person wearing them even when people around are not wearing them,” said Delta, which will continue to ban banned passengers from boarding its planes for refusing to provide a mask In January 2021, in light of a very high number of reported instances of verbal or physical violence against hostesses and stewards by individuals who refused to comply with this obligation, the Civil Aviation Administration (FAA) declared a zero tolerance policy for passengers who refused who have favourited mask.
Biden administration disappointed
The Tampa judge made the decision after several weeks of legal wrangling. For them, the American Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), the main federal health agency, had overstepped its prerogatives by making it compulsory to wear a mask on public transport. Joe Biden’s government has recently found itself under increasing pressure to relax or withdraw the mask requirement. Twenty Republican-led states and several major airlines in particular had called for the end of this measure on airplanes and other public transportation. But last week, federal authorities finally decided to extend the mask requirement until at least May 3.
According to a senior White House official, “the decision means the CDC’s order to wear masks on public transit is not currently in effect.”
The Transport Security Agency, the TSA, will not enforce the obligation, the senior official said on condition of anonymity.
The Justice Department, which could appeal, did not immediately respond.
(with AFP)
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Apr 19, 2022 at 6:46 am