CEOs within the airline industry likewise pointed out how new CDC guidelines allow Americans to forgo masks in countless settings. Many of these settings also ironically have less air filtration than aircraft.
This latest appeal from airline CEOs comes as a union representing Southwest flight attendants has written a similar letter to Biden and federal officials.
The union’s letter also calls for an end to mask mandates, citing the decline in COVID hospitalizations and deaths.
Declining support for mandates
The new call from the air travel industry marks yet another chapter in rising resistance against mandates.
Put simply, much of the country is ready to move past this virus and return to normal. This is especially the case in light of multiple available vaccines, booster shots, and another set of booster shots in the works.
Time shall reveal whether the Biden administration listens to these CEOs or extends the federal mask mandate yet again. The true science supports the former option, rather than the latter.
