Posted on 12/18/2021 12:21:30 PM PST by John Semmens
This week, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker and Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on the issue of mask requirements.
Kelly said that "the air cabin environment is very safe and very high quality compared to any other indoor setting." Parker concurred, saying "all of our aircraft have the same HEPA filters and air flow. As far as air quality goes, an aircraft is the safest place you can be."
When Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif) was spotted on a United Airlines flight without wearing a mask she cited Kelly and Parker's testimony. "I know there's supposed to be a rule, but no one hassled me. They hassled some other folks, but none of them are members of Congress. We know from the testimony of those airline CEOs that there's no health benefit from wearing a mask. The real issue is whether the common people will abide by the rules the government makes for them."
Meanwhile, on a different United Airlines flight, Adam Jenne was kicked off and banned from ever flying on United again for life even though he was wearing a mask that also happened to be a thong. UA CEO Scott Kirby explained "the passenger's contention that his cloth mask was just as good as anybody's is not the issue. We all know that these flimsy face-coverings are useless for stopping covid. His choice of a thong was disrespectful. Disrespect for authority is something we take very seriously at United. If we tolerate people like Mr. Jenne we would be degrading the flying experience and could be sanctioned by the FAA."
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