The big three legacy airlines in the United States will all require passengers to wear masks starting next month.
American Airlines Makes Masks Mandatory For Passengers
Starting May 11, 2020, American will require facial masks onboard, with two exceptions:
- Children unable to keep a face covering in place
- “Those with conditions that prevent them from wearing a face covering”
American will not require masks at other points along the journey, including at check-in or during boarding.
Details here.
Delta Air Lines Makes Masks Mandatory For Passengers
Starting May 4, 2020, Delta will require facial masks from at check-in, in Sky Clubs, during board, onboard, at baggage claim, with two exceptions:
- People unable to keep a face covering in place, including children
- Face coverings can be removed during meal service
Delta will offer masks for free for customers who did not bring their own.
Details here.
United Airlines Makes Masks Mandatory For Passengers
Starting May 4, 2020, United will require facial masks onboard. No exceptions have been announced, though I imagine they will closely resemble those of American and Delta. United will provide free masks to those who do not have them. All employees onboard, not just flight attendants, must also wear flight masks.
This news is just breaking so no link yet.
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That was fast, though I think we all saw it coming. I do think masks are much more helpful than the idea of “social distancing” onboard a confined metal tube, as if an open middle seat will make all the difference…
Interesting that Delta’s mandatory mask requirement is stricter than that of American and United, which only require masks onboard and not throughout the travel journey. JetBlue and Frontier also require masks.
It’s about time.
Wear a mask to the store. It’s not sissy or weirdo to wear a mask. Not wearing a mask means you’re a jerk or idiot. It didn’t use to be like that but now it is. Get a mask.
UV the ventilation in all aircraft would cut down on a lot of illness of any kind that is circulating in ventilation. Now that airlines are forced to actually clean an aircraft, this practice should be signed into law. Now the mask that you love so much, yea it’s nice if you wanna wear one, how cute you sheep, but how the hell are you going to eat or drink? Communication with these idiotic things is severely awkward to. Just saying there’s a time and place, being forced or told to do so should be your choice, not a law or a company policy. And above all, if you’re sick stay home. Quarantine is for sick people not healthy ones.
The plastic forks of this cycle. Looking forward to when this won’t be a requirement like the plastic cultery in first class post 9/11.
No, Derek. It doesn’t make you a sissy or a weirdo but it does make a sheep. This isn’t about health. A homemade tshirt mask has never been about health – it’s about making people feel good. Kudos to you for being a good solider. I hope your smugness keeps you healthy.
And I hope your ignorance keeps you out of my ER…and I’d think long and hard before becoming a good soldier and deciding to treat you.
Pete, most ERs are lacking for patients right now. And that’s a wonderful thing — let’s hope it stays that way. Please don’t be smug.
@Pete,
So Pete, I don’t know what ER you work in, but @ my hospital in South Florida, we are being pressed to list COVID-19 as the official diagnosis, regardless of the actual issues. Just this morning, we had a kid who tested positive for Strep, but it was listed a COVID-19 complication, I was there, I witnessed it with my own eyes.
This is especially true for cause of death.
As @Chiguy1979 this is about medical theater and COVID funding, pure and simple.
So what your saying is no matter what someone checks in with it’s automatic a covid 19 case? You and the media are one in the same along with your money grubbing hospital administration. You are all lying about the numbers.
The problem is that, unless the airlines hand out free surgical masks to everyone, you have no idea how filthy/dirty the cloth mask on somebody else is…
I think this happens for a few months and then stops, at least for passengers. Staff should keep wearing masks.
yeah, remember when people were talking about how dirty beards are…these masks are going to be even worse. Yes, I know you are supposed to wash them, but you are supposed to wash and clean a lot of things and people just don’t.