Arguing that the nation is in a different place than earlier in the pandemic and "well-protected" against severe disease caused by the coronavirus, ...
The CEOs of all three of Hawaii's major airlines, and other airlines, have penned a letter to President Biden requesting that the federal transportation mask mandate be dropped. The letter was published by the industry advocacy group, Airlines For ...
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HARLINGEN — The chief executives of 10 major airlines and cargo haulers sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding an end to mask mandates and ...
Two weeks ago, the federal Transportation Security Administration extended the mask mandate for airports, commercial aircraft, buses and rail systems which was set to expire March 18. Last month, Texas Attorney Gen. Ken Paxton filed suit against the Biden administration seeking to rescind mask mandates for airports, airlines and all public transportation networks. HARLINGEN — The chief executives of 10 major airlines and cargo haulers sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding an end to mask mandates and pre-flight testing for international travelers.
Flight attendants have been left to enforce the mandates on planes, and this has led to thousands of reports of unruly passengers, disturbances on flights and ...
A group of 10 major airlines are now calling on President Joe Biden to lift the federal transit mask mandate, one of the last remaining mask mandates in the ...
That is why I forced this vote, and I applaud the Senate for rejecting this nonsense." "The high level of immunity in the U.S., availability of high-quality masks for those who wish to use them, hospital-grade cabin air, widespread vaccine availability and newly available therapeutics provide a strong foundation for the Administration to lift the mask mandate and predeparture testing requirements," the letter said. "During that time, CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor. This revised framework will be based on the COVID-19 community levels, risk of new variants, national data, and the latest science. "Since March 2020, unelected bureaucrats have incessantly declared that we should 'follow the science.' But the same bureaucrats continue to defy science by imposing an ineffective and restrictive mask mandate for individuals traveling on public transit and airplanes. "At CDC's recommendation, TSA will extend the security directive for mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs for one month, through April 18th," the TSA said.
A group of CEOs from all major airlines in the U.S. is calling on President Biden to drop the federal transportation mask mandate along with the ...
This, in turn, takes a toll on their own well-being,” according to Airlines for America. “We are encouraged by the current data and the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions from coast to coast, which indicate it is past time to eliminate COVID-era transportation policies,” the group said. In an open letter released by the travel-industry lobbying group Airlines for America, the group is calling on the Biden administration to “sunset federal transportation travel restrictions.” The group argues that the restrictions no longer reflect the “realities of the current epidemiological environment.”
The letter was signed by the leaders of 10 U.S. companies, including six of the largest airlines in the country: Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, JetBlue, ...
This, in turn, takes a toll on their own well-being,” according to Airlines for America. The group argues that the increase in vaccinations nationwide and the lifting of restrictions in other countries are reasons the Biden administration should reconsider its COVID policies for travelers. In an open letter released by the travel-industry lobbying group Airlines for America, the group is calling on the Biden administration to “sunset federal transportation travel restrictions.” The group argues that the restrictions no longer reflect the “realities of the current epidemiological environment.”
(The Hill) — CEOs of major U.S. airlines have written an open letter to President Joe Biden to drop the federal transportation mask mandates along with the ...