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The masks are off!

Face coverings are now optional on domestic flights

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Christopher Elliott
Apr 19, 2022
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The mask mandate is history.

A federal judge yesterday effectively ended the face covering requirement for passengers on planes, trains and buses. All the major U.S. airlines dropped their mask mandates almost immediately. There were reports of announcements being made on planes, of masks coming off midair to cheering passengers.

Why the about-face on masks? 

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