Major Airlines to Require
Face Coverings on all Flights
Face Coverings on all Flights
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| In this Monday, April 27, 2020, photo provided by Vince Warburton, passengers get off an American Airlines flight airplane after they landed at Los Angeles International Airport. (Vince Warburton via AP) |
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UPDATED 7:35 AM PT — Friday, May 1, 2020
UPDATED 7:35 AM PT — Friday, May 1, 2020
American, Delta and United Airlineswill now require face coverings on all flights. The major airline companies joined JetBlue on Thursday in requiring passengers to wear face masks on flights in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Starting May 4, all customers must wear a face covering while traveling, including in flight, as well as during check-in, boarding and deplaning. Learn more at https://t.co/Yfzwl0sJUL pic.twitter.com/kRrZj6K958
— JetBlue (@JetBlue) April 28, 2020
The move is in response to passengers complaining of overcrowding and a lack of social distancing on flights amid the pandemic.
“It was like a claustrophobic scene. That’s how it felt to me because we didn’t have space. We just had our own seat. Everybody was in their own seat, but everybody was covered and I was in the middle, so everybody was together, basically. If someone sneezed, we all would have been sick.”
— Princess Johnson, passenger – Indianapolis
— Princess Johnson, passenger – Indianapolis
The new policy will go into effect on Monday for JetBlue, Delta and United Airlines travelers. American Airlines will begin the following week.
Nothing is more important than the health and safety of our people and our customers.
— Delta (@Delta) April 30, 2020
Starting May 4, Delta will require all customers to wear an appropriate face covering or mask throughout their travel, aligning with best practice guidelines from @CDCgov.
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| A traveler wears a face mask while pulling her baggage to a gate to catch a flight out of Colorado Springs Airport, Friday, April 24, 2020, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) |
