US airline mask mandate may finally be over

[playacaribe2]

U.S. will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling

The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, overturning a key White House effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

www.reuters.com

Will the White House appeal or let the ruling stand?

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2

 

[NanSanPedro]

U.S. will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes, trains after court ruling

The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida on Monday ruled that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, overturning a key White House effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

www.reuters.com

Will the White House appeal or let the ruling stand?

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2

I don't know, we have to ask the president. Oh wait...

 

[D'Arcy (Apostropheman)]

Hopefully they will appeal. Florida is a mess, and of course letting it stand will show weakness, especially when Florida is wrong

 

[Joseph NY2STI]

I believe it will ultimately be up to the airlines. Their business, their rules. Are there still any mandates in D.R.? Not a single place I visited when I was there required masks, and very people were wearing them with the exception of guagua passengers.

 

[D'Arcy (Apostropheman)]

I believe it will ultimately be up to the airlines. Their business, their rules. Are there still any mandates in D.R.? Not a single place I visited when I was there required masks, and very people were wearing them with the exception of guagua passengers.

Do you believe that just because politicians had removed mandates that it is actually in your best interest to believe them?

Just because people are tired, frustrated, impatient, and eager to stop distancing and wearing masks that they really know what's in their best interest healthwise?

 

[Joseph NY2STI]

Do you believe that just because politicians had removed mandates that it is actually in your best interest to believe them?

Just because people are tired, frustrated, impatient, and eager to stop distancing and wearing masks that they really know what's in their best interest healthwise?

Removal of mandates means you are free to live as you see fit, not as a career demagogue sees fit.
Aside from that, this isn't even remotely D.R. related.

 

[Lucifer]

I'm moving to Florida, so that I can be free, free at last, and not have to deal with math and science.

 

[nekokatt]

Masks (and vaccines) should always be a PERSONAL choice, everyone has different health needs and risks

 

[D'Arcy (Apostropheman)]

Removal of mandates means you are free to live as you see fit, not as a career demagogue sees fit.
Aside from that, this isn't even remotely D.R. related.

So you don't believe in Science and Medical experts. Noted LOL

Of course it's DR related. Since there are sooo many flights in and tourists from the US it directly affects the DR...and there's no need to be a snitch

 

[D'Arcy (Apostropheman)]

Masks (and vaccines) should always be a PERSONAL choice, everyone has different health needs and risks

It appears that many people are completely unable to do what's clearly best for them and would rather take the easy way out, listen to politicians instead of experts, that we need and definitely needed the mandates and curfews.

 

[D'Arcy (Apostropheman)]

I believe it will ultimately be up to the airlines. Their business, their rules. Are there still any mandates in D.R.? Not a single place I visited when I was there required masks, and very people were wearing them with the exception of guagua passengers.

It's currently up to the airlines but since they have a profit motive to appease their customers, and not to ensure that they follow science and actually look out for their customer's best interests over profit...they're a poor choice.

 

[MariaRubia]

Mods. Does anything in this thread have anything to do with DR? Surely it would be better to discuss this on a forum like Flyertalk?

 

[SantiagoDR]

Mods. Does anything in this thread have anything to do with DR? Surely it would be better to discuss this on a forum like Flyertalk?

Thanks to the OP for advising us in this TRAVEL forum of the latest news in ref. to the need to wear masks on flights from the República Dominicana to the USA.

 

[SantiagoDR]

https://news.yahoo.com/airlines-ditching-face-mask-rules-002852778.html

It looks like the mask mandate on airplanes won't be in place an extra two weeks after all.

United, American, Southwest, Delta, Alaska and other airlines late Monday said they were dropping their face mask requirement effective immediately given a federal judge's ruling in Florida and the White House response to it.

 

[william webster]

Certainly for domestic flights --- not ALL flights are mask free ...........
from NYTimes
A federal judge struck down the mask mandate on public transit, although the ruling may not be final. Amtrak dropped its mandate, as did the largest airlines on domestic flights.

 

[nickdr]

Our visitor will be flying home today actually, from POP with United airlines. Here's what United tweeted:

"Masks are no longer required on domestic flights, select international flights (dependent upon the arrival country's requirements) or at U.S. airports."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1516196651190431751

Since the DR has no mask requirements; I'm assuming he will not be required to wear a mask in the airport, on the plane, or the airport in the USA. Will let y'all know later today or tomorrow.

About time. And the ones who still think cloth and non-medical grade masks are still effective (90% of people here still wearing masks are wearing them and lots of them actually don't have the mask covering their nose; not to mention wearing them while they are walking outside by themselves) - feel free to wear 4 of them at the same time and get your 4 shots as well. Nobody is stopping you.

 

[Sailor51]

It's currently up to the airlines but since they have a profit motive to appease their customers, and not to ensure that they follow science and actually look out for their customer's best interests over profit...they're a poor choice.

Well, it should cut down on rerouted flights, altercations onboard, injury to employees and other passangers. Maybe..

 

[Sailor51]

Masks (and vaccines) should always be a PERSONAL choice, everyone has different health needs and risks

Yes your health is your choice, as it should be. (smoking, drinking, etc.) But think of the other choices that you no longer have, and yet agree to.

 

[janlindy]

definity stop on board altercations !!!!

 

[Sol09]

Well, it should cut down on rerouted flights, altercations onboard, injury to employees and other passangers. Maybe..

Sad that people lack such little self control to cause all that over a mask.