Some UK Airlines No Longer Enforcing Masks On UK To USA Flights

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Travel News Published 19th April 2022, 12:17pm BST by Ash Hales

The United States has scrapped its mask mandate on public transportation (including flights) after a federal judge ruled the directive was unlawful. However, it wasn't clear if this applied to international flights as well as domestic flights. There has been some conflicting reports overnight, but this afternoon, some UK airlines - like Virgin Atlantic and British Airways - have said that "with immediate effect masks will be a personal choice". If Virgin are able to make this policy change, it's likely the other UK to USA airlines will follow soon.

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Hi there. We have just updated our policy.
With immediate effect masks will be a personal choice.
— virginatlantic (@VirginAtlantic) April 19, 2022

Customers and colleagues aren't required to wear a mask on board our US flights from today. It will now be a personal choice so we ask everyone to respect each other's preferences. JulieR
— British Airways (@British_Airways) April 19, 2022

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Ash Hales

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Ash Hales is a British Disney Parks writer and the voice behind Mickey From The UK. Based in the South West of England, he's been visiting Disney Parks for nearly three decades and launched Mickey From The UK in 2017 to provide honest, straight-talking news and advice for UK guests - without the American bias.