Posted on 04/18/2022 5:05:17 PM PDT by george76
A Florida federal judge and Trump appointee has liberated the U.S. airlines from the tyranny of having to enforce mask mandates. United and Alaska airlines did not waste any time in seconding that ruling by dropping their own mask requirements.
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United Airlines and Alaska Air became the first U.S airlines Monday night to drop their own mask mandates just hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled the U.S. government’s mask mandate requirement for airplanes, trains and other transit to be unlawful.
“Effective immediately, masks are no longer required at United on domestic flights, select international flights (dependent upon the arrival country’s mask requirements) or at U.S. airports,” the airline said in a statement Monday. “While this means that our employees are no longer required to wear a mask – and no longer have to enforce a mask requirement for most of the flying public – they will be able to wear masks if they choose to do so, as the CDC continues to strongly recommend wearing a mask on public transit.”
United CEO Scott Kirby was among the airline CEOs testifying before Congress back in December that mask mandates were no longer necessary.
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Alaska said in a statement: “Face masks have been like boarding passes for nearly two years — you couldn’t fly without one. But, as of today, masks are optional in airports and onboard aircraft, effective immediately.
“Due to a judicial decision in our federal court system, the mask mandate has been overturned, which means our guests and employees have the option to wear a mask while traveling in the U.S. and at work.”
Not everybody in travel circles, however, was as clear-cut on the ruling as was United and Alaska. Tori Emerson Barnes, executive vice president of public affairs and policy at the U.S. Travel Association, said “today’s court ruling on the federal mask mandate requires clarity from the federal government and enforcement agencies for the sake of the traveling public and the employees of the travel industry.”
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki expressed disappointment in the ruling by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, adding “we would say to anyone sitting out there, we would recommend you wear masks on the airplane.”
They don’t appear to be fighting it, the CDC or Brandon. Psaki kind of hinted they are throwing up the white flag on this one and letting it go. I mean some private communist Karen group could challenge it but not likely. I have already heard this AM, that the masks are off at PIT. I had someone flying on Delta this AM and all the staff was masked up but 90% of the passengers were not. A few Karens, granola-looking hippies, and some blacks. Masks are a sign of Democratism and religious devotion to the Dummy party.
The left will manufacture an October surprise - to rationalize stealing another election.
Delta will be last. They played some captains making the announcements to passengers, the applause was deafening.
Not enough this year, the House is gone and probably the Senate. Then the fun really begins, even more, Executive Orders, rouge Judges. Then Joe Biden stepping down for the Indian\Black Imbecile.
Want to stop stealing, suppress the urban black vote. Whatever we can do legally. If you own an enterprise with a large population of blacks don't allow employees time off to vote, in fact, make them work more hours on election day. Without that vote, we'd take 45 states every election. Blacks right now are clear and present danger to the republic.
“While we are glad this means many of us get to see your smiling faces, we understand some might have mixed feelings,” the airline posted on its website. “Please remember to be kind to one another and that wearing a mask while traveling is still an option.”
Screw that.
The mask Nazis have been gleefully mocking, harassing, screaming at and violently assualting those who did not want to wear masks for over two years now.
The next time you see some twit wearing a mask, laugh at them and berate them for being a hyper gullible, panic stricken idiot.
It’s payback time.
The White House is not appealing the federal judge ruling striking down travel mask mandates. That’s says a lot.— Marty Makary MD, MPH (@MartyMakary) April 19, 2022
pburgh01 wrote:
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The left will manufacture an October surprise - to rationalize stealing another election.
Want to stop stealing, suppress the urban black vote. Whatever we can do legally. If you own an enterprise with a large population of blacks don’t allow employees time off to vote, in fact, make them work more hours on election day. Without that vote, we’d take 45 states every election. Blacks right now are clear and present danger to the republic.
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You left off the sarcasm tag “ /s “.
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