Masks on Airplanes until September

No better time to consider flying private for safety and convenience with the new mask mandate it’s no better time to consider a MJS membership. The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that airline travelers in the United States would be required to wear face masks until at least mid-September, extending a months-old public health regulation as air travel steadily recovers after a pandemic-induced downturn. The rule does not extend to children under the age of two or persons who are unable to properly wear face coverings due to a disability, according to the TSA.

Key Facts

Passengers who decline to wear masks could be fined between $250 and $1,500, but TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein told Forbes that the agency focuses on persuading people to comply voluntarily (the TSA did not provide details on the amount of fines imposed). Last year, the federal government strongly advised but did not require air travelers to wear masks, claiming that a blanket ban was unnecessary because most airlines had already implemented their own mask policies.

SURPRISING FACT

Last October, a report conducted by United Airlines and the Department of Defense found that the possibility of contracting the corona virus on an aircraft is “virtually nonexistent” if passengers wear masks. Researchers discovered that a typical airline passenger would need to sit next to an infected person for 54 hours using figurines to simulate crowded flights.

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