U.S. airlines warn passengers: Wear a mask or you can't fly
on the Fort Worth-based airline after he refused to wear a mask on board and was asked to leave a flight in New York. The ban will be in effect as long as American requires masks on board, it said."Our policy of denying boarding prior to travel is designed to ensure anyone uncomfortable with wearing a face covering or mask does not board a Southwest aircraft," it said.
Airlines are grappling with a record drop in travel demand and are trying to ensure it's safe to fly during the. In addition to requiring masks, they are taking other measures, including leaving some seats on board open and informing travelers when the flight starts filling up. Delta's Bastian told employees that while demand has increased over the past few months "we expect our overall demand this summer to be only 25 percent of last summer's revenue, and we likely remain at least two years away from a return to normal."
Airlines are eager to increase flights, particularly to higher-fare flights abroad, which have mostly been cut because of the pandemic. Delta, for example, is set to resume service to China on Thursday. Political tensions and concerns over the spread of the virus haveThe Department of Transportation hasn't mandated masks on board, but says travelers should wear them on board flights, citing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Of course, across the transportation system every mode is different," the DOT said in a statement. "But when it comes to air travel, the DOT and the [Federal Aviation Administration] expect the traveling public to follow airline crew directions and policies, which are in place for passenger protection and the health of air crews, and to take very seriously the precautions recommended by the CDC and the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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