U.S. airline CEOs urge Biden to lift COVID mask mandate

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U.S. airline CEOs urge Biden to lift COVID mask mandate

Thu, 2022-03-24 17:21 — mike kraft

U.S. airline CEOs urge Biden to lift COVID mask mandate -letter The chief executives of American Airlines , United Airlines , Delta Air Lines and other carriers on Wednesday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes and international pre-departure testing requirements. David Shepardson Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 23 (Reuters) - ...

The airline executives, including the chairman of Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) and JetBlue's (JBLU.O) CEO, said in a letter the restrictions "are no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment."

The Biden administration this month opted to extend current COVID-19 mask requirements at airports, train stations, ride share vehicles and other transit modes through April 18. The order was set to expire on March 18. ...

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