{"id":124757,"date":"2022-04-13T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=124757"},"modified":"2022-04-14T00:13:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T00:13:51","slug":"u-s-extends-until-may-3-mandate-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/04\/u-s-extends-until-may-3-mandate-masks.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. extends until May 3 mandate to use face masks on aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Joe Biden\u2019s administration on Wednesday extended by 15 days a U.S. mandate requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and in transit hubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry groups and Republican lawmakers want the administration to immediately end the 14-month-old mask mandate. The latest extension would keep the requirements, which had been set to expire April 18, in place through May 3 amid an increase in COVID-19 cases, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first issued a public health order requiring masks in interstate transportation and at transit hubs, including airplanes, mass transit, taxis, ride-share vehicles and trains effective in February 2021. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a security directive to enforce the CDC order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TSA said on Wednesday it would extend the order through May 3 after the CDC \u201ccontinues to monitor the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, especially the BA.2 subvariant that now makes up more than 85% of U.S. cases”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Airlines for America, a trade group, on Wednesday in a letter continued to urge Biden\u2019s administration \u201cto lean into science and research, which clearly support lifting the mask mandate. \u2026 It makes no sense to require masks on a plane when masks are not recommended in places like restaurants, bars or crowded sports facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Senate voted 57-40 last month to overturn the public health order requiring masks on airplanes and other forms of public transportation, drawing a veto threat from Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mask requirements have resulted in friction sometimes on U.S. airplanes. The Federal Aviation Administration said that since January 2021, there have been a record 7,060 unruly passenger incidents reported – and 70% involved masking rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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