President Biden Mandates Masks on Flights

President Biden has signed a federal mandate for the wearing of masks on flights

One of new President Joe Biden’s first tasks in Office was to sign an executive order mandating the wearing of masks on flights.

The order makes the wearing of masks on flights, trains and buses a requirement.

Although airlines have imposed their own rules demanding passengers wear masks, the Trump administration refused to make it a federal mandate.

A federal mandate carries more weight and legal repercussions for violators rather than simply being banned by individual airlines.

President Biden said: “It is the policy of my Administration to halt the spread of coronavirus. Put simply, masks and other public health measures reduce the spread of the disease, particularly when communities make widespread use of such measures, and thus save lives.”

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