A federal judge in Florida has struck down a mandate enforcing masks on airplanes and mass transit on Monday as airlines and airports swiftly began relaxing their requirements for passengers to wear the face coverings to help control the spread of Covid-19.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe decision gave airlines, airports and other mass transit systems the ability to choose what they want to do regarding mask requirements.
Major airlines quickly switch to a mask optional policy with some garnering cheers from passengers when the changes were announced over loudspeakers. The Transportation Security Administration said that it would no longer enforce the mask requirement but the CDC continued to recommend mask wearing on mass transit.
