UK-based airlines British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are set to make mask-wearing optional for passengers and crew on certain flights
Face coverings have become a staple of air travel over the past couple years. For some passengers, they've proven divisive -- mask non-complianceNow they're starting to vanish from the skies altogether. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are set to make mask-wearing optional for passengers and crew on certain flights from March 16., which is also removing its mask requirement this week.
"This policy will be introduced gradually, beginning with our Caribbean services from Heathrow and Manchester airports," reads a statement from Corneel Koster, Virgin's chief customer and operating officer. Virgin has publishedMeanwhile, a statement from British Airways' chief operating officer Jason Mahoney said BA was"working through" each destinations' local restrictions and legal requirements.
In response to a passenger asking about mask-wearing on flights to and from Portugal, a BA representative on Twitter While the move will be welcomed by some who feel the masks have become superfluous thanks to vaccine requirements and the changing landscape of the pandemic, others are unhappy.
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