WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief executives of American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and other carriers on Wednesday urged U.S. President Joe Biden to end a federal mask mandate on airplanes and international pre-departure testing requirements.
The airline executives, including the chairman of Southwest Airlines and JetBlue’s CEO, said in a letter the restrictions “are no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment.”
The Biden administration this month opted to extend the mandate through April 18. It had been set to expire on March 18.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)
