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Airlines split on COVID mask policy after federal judge blocks Biden’s mask mandate for travelers: report
Fox business ^ | 04/18/2022 | Bradford Betz

Posted on 04/18/2022 5:05:23 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

United Airlines on Monday said it would no longer enforce COVID mask mandates for employees and travelers after a federal judge’s move to void the Biden administration’s mask mandate for travelers.

"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 company told FOX Business in a statement."

"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. We will continue to closely monitor the situation in the event of changes."

Earlier Monday the airline company said it would be enforcing masks despite the judge's ruling.

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KEYWORDS: airlines; covid; mask; masks; policy
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United reservations must be through the roof
1 posted on 04/18/2022 5:05:23 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They sure did a U-turn.


2 posted on 04/18/2022 5:06:21 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is the great scamdemic finally winding down?


3 posted on 04/18/2022 5:11:45 PM PDT by Levy78 (Reject modernity, embrace tradition. )
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United, Alaska First U.S. Airlines to Drop Mask Mandates After Judge’s Ruling
Skift ^ | 4/18/02022 | Tom Lowry,
Posted on 4/18/2022, 5:05:17 PM 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.

A quick response by airlines, who want our business and not to kiss JBid’s A$$ re this latest mask b$!


4 posted on 04/18/2022 5:15:04 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!!!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’ll not take a public bus that flies until they ditch the lib silly rule.


5 posted on 04/18/2022 5:17:46 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A TRUMP JUDGE!


6 posted on 04/18/2022 5:21:11 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I heard from a Delta pilot acquaintance that the TSA has said they’ll no longer enforce the mask mandate but Delta itself is still requiring masks. He’s worried people are going to be pissed when they have to put the masks on to board the aircraft and blame them. He’s worried they’re soon going to be dealing with a bunch of irate passengers.


7 posted on 04/18/2022 5:27:08 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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Delta just dropped it too.

https://news.delta.com/masks-now-optional-employees-customers-following-white-house-announcement?mkcpgn=SM_FCBK_PE_AW_AE_20220419_


8 posted on 04/18/2022 5:30:25 PM PDT by chrisinoc
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Delta just dropped it too.

Good. I'm sure that's a big relief to a lot of their employees.

9 posted on 04/18/2022 5:39:10 PM PDT by GaryCrow
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I literally stepped of an American airplane 2 hours ago.

While most people were masked, there was no Nanny BS from the flight attendants about “lift it up over your nose” like there was when I flew 3 weeks ago. Lots of people just wore the chin straps.

In the Orlando airport a few hours ago, probably 15% of the people were maskless except right at security. Some took them off after they walked to the gate trams.


10 posted on 04/18/2022 5:51:47 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Luke21

Big buisness is the enemy of freedom, folks.


11 posted on 04/18/2022 5:52:15 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: joma89

Most airlines have announced Mask optional for staff and passengers as of this evening.


12 posted on 04/18/2022 5:57:55 PM PDT by gswilder
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To: joma89

Yep...they are part of the growing antiChrist/globalist system.


13 posted on 04/18/2022 6:08:07 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Meanwhile...

Supreme Court rules against Air Force lieutenant colonel who refused vaccine

14 posted on 04/18/2022 6:08:49 PM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
You wanna wear a mask? Wear a mask.

If you're wearing a mask I don't need one.

Is that so difficult?

15 posted on 04/18/2022 6:11:28 PM PDT by lewislynn (Is Fox News covering for Soros, Dominion, themselves with their continued silence on 2020)
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To: gswilder

Never forget the big business airlines enforced the illegal order for years. They were agents of a criminal government.


16 posted on 04/18/2022 6:43:30 PM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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“Never forget the big business airlines enforced the illegal order for years.“

There is so much, and so many, to never forget. And I’m not sure there isn’t a lot more to never forget, still to come.

I hope not, but it has been an absolutely horrific 2+ years.

17 posted on 04/18/2022 7:07:55 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: lewislynn
It was VERY difficult for Dr. Richard (Dickless) aka "Rachel" Levine whose little ditty put the maskerbators on steroids:

"My mask protects you,
your mask protects me"

18 posted on 04/18/2022 7:56:19 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Flew cross country this morning. Many people did not wear masks except during boarding. FA did not say anything about mine pulled off my face.

This is a big change from last 4 similar flights spanning last June to today’s.


19 posted on 04/18/2022 8:05:05 PM PDT by The Westerner (Who is John Galt?)
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To: Levy78

No. It’s just regime change in Russia now to install a globalist leader and deep state there. It is going to be the most amazing world when the last nationalist is gone.


20 posted on 04/19/2022 12:35:11 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Ephesians 6... who you are really at war with. )
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