{"id":125053,"date":"2022-04-19T17:04:27","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=125053"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:04:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T17:04:49","slug":"u-s-will-no-longer-enforce-mask-mandate-on-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/04\/u-s-will-no-longer-enforce-mask-mandate-on-airplanes.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. will no longer enforce mask mandate on airplanes after court ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after the announcement, all major carriers including American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, as well as national train line Amtrak relaxed the restrictions effective immediately, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 Miami, busiest U.S. airport for international passengers in 2021.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, U.S. health officials had extended the mandate to May 3 requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains, and in taxis, ride-share vehicles or transit hubs, saying they needed time to assess the impact of a recent rise in COVID-19 cases caused by the airborne coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, an appointee of President Donald Trump, came in a lawsuit filed last year in Tampa, Florida, by a group called the Health Freedom Defense Fund. It follows a string of rulings against Biden administration directives to fight the infectious disease that has killed nearly one million Americans, including vaccine or test mandates for employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judge Mizelle said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had exceeded its authority with the mandate, had not sought public comment and did not adequately explain its decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 U.S.: Fatigue is starting to put safety at risk, pilots say.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A U.S. administration official said while the agencies were assessing potential next steps, the court\u2019s decision meant CDC\u2019s public transportation masking order was no longer in effect. The administration could still opt to appeal the order or seek an emergency delay in the order\u2019s enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House called the ruling \u201cdisappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Airlines, American, Delta, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines said masks are now optional on their planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are relieved to see the U.S. mask mandate lift to facilitate global travel as COVID-19 has transitioned to an ordinary seasonal virus,\u201d Delta said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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