Major Airlines Lobby Feds To Drop All COVID Mandates

April 15, 2022 Coronavirus, Travel

The largest lobbying association for America’s airlines is urging the federal government to lift mask mandates for all air travelers and COVID-19 testing for international travels — among the last vestiges of coronavirus crisis mandates.

“I am writing to urge you to end the pre-departure testing requirement for international air travel and to end the mask mandate for travel on airplanes. Neither restriction is currently supported by data and science in today’s public health environment,” Nicholas Calio, president of Airlines for America, wrote to top federal officials earlier this week.

Read the full article. Earlier this week the CDC extended the mask mandate for public transport through May 3rd.

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