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Old 04-27-2020 | 06:54 PM
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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.
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Old 04-27-2020 | 07:19 PM
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No arguments here.

That is all...
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Old 04-28-2020 | 03:06 AM
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Smart for JB to come out ahead on this. It is the new traveling etiquete.
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Old 04-28-2020 | 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Softpayman
Smart for JB to come out ahead on this. It is the new traveling etiquete.
i wonder how long this will be required...
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Old 04-28-2020 | 05:04 AM
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It's just a feeling of safety, not actual safety. Maybe it will increase some bookings.
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Old 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.
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Old 04-28-2020 | 05:18 AM
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Good move by JetBlue. Reduces infection risk and should increase customers’ willingness to fly. I expect other airlines to follow suit in the coming days.
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TSA data shows 40,000 more pax’s per day screened this week over last. The numbers are trending up.
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Old 04-28-2020 | 07:15 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.
Nope. Those are all the KCM "randoms".
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Old 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.
I am all for optimism but I will cheer when the parked airplanes start getting unparked, and more commercial flights start filling the skies.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/statistics
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