News article: Jetblue requires masks on PAX
04-27-2020, 06:54 PM
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News article: Jetblue requires masks on PAX
https://us.yahoo.com/news/flying-eti...015900308.html
JetBlue Airways will require passengers to wear face masks or other face coverings beginning May 4, becoming the first U.S. airline to do so as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
The move by the New York-based airline comes amid increasing calls from airline union leaders, consumer groups and elected officials about the need for face coverings to help slow the spread of the virus and, eventually, reassure travelers it is safe to fly.
On Monday,Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., a member on the aviation subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter to FAA administrator Stephen Dickson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield, and the secretaries of Transportation, Elaine Chao and Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, urging them to require face masks.
The move by the New York-based airline comes amid increasing calls from airline union leaders, consumer groups and elected officials about the need for face coverings to help slow the spread of the virus and, eventually, reassure travelers it is safe to fly.
On Monday,Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., a member on the aviation subcommittee of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, sent a letter to FAA administrator Stephen Dickson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield, and the secretaries of Transportation, Elaine Chao and Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, urging them to require face masks.
04-28-2020, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by capt707
It's just a feeling of safety, not actual safety. Maybe it will increase some bookings.
Yep, it’s all optics to get people back onto planes. I’m a Delta guy and we just got a requirement to wear masks everywhere if we can’t maintain the 6 ft SD from anyone.
04-28-2020, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil Laschio
TSA data shows 40,000 more pax’s per day screened this week over last. The numbers are trending up.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/statistics
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