Federal mask mandate for planes, trains and buses will be extended into January, reports say
The current rule exempts travelers under age 2 and those with certain disabilities. Airlines began requiring masks early in the pandemic but have faced resistance from a minority of passengers and long sought the federal government's support.Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, chairman of industry lobbying group Airlines for America ,, that Southwest and the trade group were not recommending another extension of the federal transportation mask mandate.
Kelly, answering reporter questions during Southwest's quarterly earnings conference call, said airlines support following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on masks, which says vaccinated individuals don't need one but unvaccinated individuals should wear one. Unless that advice changes, he said,"we wouldn't advocate from Southwest's perspective, or the A4A for that matter, extending the mandate."
Kelly is the first U.S. airline executive to publicly express what is in effect support for letting the mandate expire, though United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said he expected it to be lifted in September. "What they decide, we'll enforce," American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said earlier in July on the airline's quarterly earnings conference call."It's not for us to opine."
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