一群来自美国所有主要航空公司的首席执行官呼吁总统乔·拜登取消对公共交通的联邦口罩要求。
该组织包括美国航空公司、达美航空公司和联合航空公司的负责人，他们表示，目前的限制，如国际产前测试要求和联邦口罩要求“不再符合当前流行病学环境的现实。”
该组织列举了疫苗接种率的提高和其他国家取消此类限制作为废除COVID时代政策的理由。
“人们仍然被要求在飞机上戴口罩，但却被允许在拥挤的餐馆、学校和体育赛事中不戴口罩，这是毫无道理的，尽管这些场所都没有飞机那样的保护性空气过滤系统，”信中说。
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2022年1月4日，在迈阿密的迈阿密国际机场，乘客们匆忙办理行李托运。
此外，该集团表示，强制执行口罩要求的负担落在了他们的员工身上，他们说，“这不是他们接受的培训，让他们每天都面临沮丧的客户的挑战。这反过来又会损害他们自己的幸福。”
…的数目不守规矩的乘客在疫情的飞机上。仅在今年，美国联邦航空管理局(FAA)就收到了961份报告其中635起与口罩有关。
拜登政府本月早些时候宣布，目前联邦政府对公共交通的口罩要求将于4月18日到期。
这封信由阿拉斯加航空公司、阿特拉斯航空公司、美国航空公司、达美航空公司、联邦快递、夏威夷航空公司、捷蓝航空公司、西南航空公司、联合航空公司、UPS航空公司和美国航空公司的首席执行官签署。
US airline CEOs call on Biden to lift mask mandate on travel
A group of CEOs from all major U.S. airlines called on President Joe Biden to lift the federal mask mandate on public transportation.
The group -- which includes the heads of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines -- said current restrictions such as international predeparture testing requirements and the federal mask mandate are "no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment."
The group cited increased vaccination rates and the lifting of such restrictions in other countries as reasons to do away with the COVID-era policies.
"It makes no sense that people are still required to wear masks on airplanes, yet are allowed to congregate in crowded restaurants, schools and at sporting events without masks, despite none of these venues having the protective air filtration system that aircraft do," the letter said.
In addition, the group said the burden of enforcing the mask mandate has fallen on their employees, saying, "This is not a function they are trained to perform and subjects them to daily challenges by frustrated customers. This in turn takes a toll on their own well-being."
The number ofunruly passengerson planes spiked during the pandemic. This year alone, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received961 reportsof unruly passengers – 635 of which were related to face masks.
The current federal mask mandate on public transportation is set to expire April 18, the Biden administration announced earlier this month.
The letter was signed by CEOs from Alaska Air, Atlas Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, FedEx Express, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS Airlines and Airlines for America.
