American, Delta and United Airlines are joining JetBlue and Frontier in requiring passengers to wear face coverings or masks on flights to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Travelers at Beijing Daxing Airport wear face masks on Thursday to avert the spread of the coronavirus.Travelers at Beijing Daxing Airport wear face masks on Thursday to avert the spread of the coronavirus.The three largest U.S. airlines will begin to require passengers to wear face coverings or masks on flights to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Flight attendants having been calling on their airlines and the federal government to require face coverings or masks on passengers since the pandemic began, and in recent weeks, some Democratic lawmakers have been urging the same, ramping up pressure on the Trump administration and the airlines to do more to protect travelers and employees from COVID-19.
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