The Biden administration announced an extension to the federal mask mandate for airplanes, airports, and public transit, upsetting a host of critics who cheered the end of COVID-19 restrictions in blue states and public buildings.
President Joe Biden conducted a mask-optional State of the Union address, and the White House went maskless days later as the nation began moving out of the panic phase of the pandemic. Nonetheless, passengers in almost anything but a private vehicle will be required to wear a mask until at least April 18, the fourth extension of a mandate introduced soon after Biden took office.
"Despite the fact that they think mask mandates should no longer apply to them — remember the State of the Union address, where no one had to wear one? — it’s clear they don’t want the rest of us to go back to normal. What a bunch of hypocrites," the Atlanta-based group said in a statement. But fans of the mandate say travel is inherently different from other spaces because of tight confines and its unique role in spreading diseases around the world.
The airline industry itself is splintered on the issue. The largest union of flight attendants said it had"every expectation" the mandate would be extended beyond March, while industry trade group Airlines for America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other travel industry associations penned a letter to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients calling for the immediate removal of travel requirements.“The statistics I recall is that 99.
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