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I disagree. Crowded public transportation — in this case, airlines — is exactly where the mask mandate belongs.
Airlines of course have borne the brunt of violence and disruptions due to unruly passengers in defiance of rules. Correspondingly, one understands why these companies want the make mandates lifted so they can be free of being masking enforcers. Perhaps more air marshalls should have been dispatched to assist airlines with mask enforcement — water under the bridge, so to speak. One ponders however if an airline might be held responsible for any future illness outbreak tracked to a specific flight as has occurred with cruise ships.
The mandate is to end on April 18. Just wait. Thereafter, those who fly can decide to mask or not mask.
When you say “the mask mandate is to end April 18. Just wait. ” Therin lies the problem… It was previously sched to end Mar 17 (or thereabouts) and was extended without fanfare or comment.
There has been no benchmark stated or even a public guideline when it should be lifted. That is why the airline leaders are pushing in concert – as they are mandated to do somerhing that is increasingly out of step with even the most mask-conscious parts of the country, and in a tight labor market, creates some major issues, I’d imagine, in staff recruitment, retention.
I agree with Derek C. as it is only three weeks left. Simply wait. Time will fly as fast as our airlines.