Face masks on planes

Starting May 16, passengers will no longer be required to mask up on board, but rules may still continue to vary by airline.

While mandatory mask-wearing in all situations is no longer recommended, it is important to be mindful that together with physical distancing and good hand hygiene it is one of the best methods of reducing transmission." Last month, airlines in the United States did the same after a federal judge in Florida voided the federal transportation mask mandate. Starting May 16, passengers will no longer be required to mask up on board, but rules may still continue to vary by airline, the agency said in a statement.

News that the face masks rule in airports and on European flights had been relaxed came this week. However, if you are getting ready to fly, that doesn't ...

From that date, face masks will be optional on all Ryanair flights except those flights to/from the 15 EU States where masks remain mandatory on public transport. In fact, Ryanair has announced that face masks will still be mandatory on flights to 15 EU countries when the general rule on face masks is dropped from next Monday, May 16. News that the face masks rule in airports and on European flights had been relaxed came this week.

RYANAIR has said it will ditch face masks on all its flights to EU countries from next week. However, there are still 15 EU countries where passengers are ...

- Spain - Greece RYANAIR has said it will ditch face masks on all its flights to EU countries from next week.

The bloc will no longer require passengers to wear face coverings at airports or on planes, according to a joint statement by the European Centre for Disease ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said: “We welcome this rule relaxation from EASA and the ECDC effective from Monday, 16 May. From that date, face masks will be optional on all Ryanair flights except those flights to/from the 15 EU States where masks remain mandatory on public transport. The bloc will no longer require passengers to wear face coverings at airports or on planes, according to a joint statement by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

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She said the decree approved by the Spanish Executive last April established that the use of face masks is not mandatory on in the airports themselves but it is still is on public transport and on flights. At a press conference at the end of a meeting of the Interterritorial Health Council, Carolina Dias stressed that the recommendations of the ECDC and AESA on the use of masks both in airports and on flights "must be aligned with the regulations on its use in means and centres of transport". The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced it was dropping the recommendation for mandatory wearing of face masks at airports and on flights from May 16.

Here is what four of the UK's major airlines are doing in response to the revised guidance.

They have continued to recommend that passengers wear a mask whenever possible. “As a pan European airline operating between over 30 countries, we must continue to ensure that we and our customers follow the legal requirements of all the countries we fly to. Please remember to carry evidence if you are medically exempt.” “On flights where masks are no longer legally required at both ends of the route, we do not require customers and crew to wear masks onboard and we are progressively removing the requirement where countries at both ends of a route no longer legally mandate this. EasyJet has removed the requirement to wear a face covering on flights where the mandate has been dropped in countries at the start and end of the journey. In a statement, the budget airline welcomed the move and will remove the requirement for passengers to wear a face covering on board flights to several destinations.