The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced on Wednesday the lifting from next Monday of the obligation to wear a mask at airports and on board planes in the EU, decreed following the coronavirus pandemic. Covid-19.
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From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory for air travel,
" said EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky.
This evolution
“takes into account the latest developments of the pandemic, in particular the levels of vaccination and naturally acquired immunity, and the lifting of restrictions which accompany it in an increasing number of European countries”.
France also announced on Wednesday that this obligation would be lifted in all public transport as of Monday.
Wearing a mask nevertheless remains “
recommended
” and each country remains in control of the rules that apply to it.
If you take a plane or a train to a country where wearing a mask is still compulsory, the transport companies will be in charge of specifying the rules, said Olivier Véran.
