{"id":381878,"date":"2021-12-16T16:07:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/two-airline-ceos-question-need-for-mask-mandates-on-planes\/"},"modified":"2021-12-16T16:07:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:07:24","slug":"two-airline-ceos-question-need-for-mask-mandates-on-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/two-airline-ceos-question-need-for-mask-mandates-on-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Two airline CEOs question need for mask mandates on planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Two airline CEOs question need for mask mandates on planes<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The chief executive officers of two major airlines have questioned the need for mask mandates on planes \u2014 insisting that face coverings \u201cdon\u2019t add much\u201d to the safety of flying amid the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the case is very strong that masks don\u2019t add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment. It is very safe and very high quality compared to any other indoor setting,\u201d the CEO of Southwest Airlines, Gary Kelly, told lawmakers during a congressional hearing Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI concur,\u201d Doug Parker, the head of the country\u2019s largest airline, American Airlines, added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn aircraft is the safest place you can be. It\u2019s true of all of our aircraft \u2014 they all have the same HEPA filters and airflow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both airline chiefs insisted that the high-quality air filters on their planes bring in new air and reduce the spread of COVID-19. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly\" class=\"wp-image-20510462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>American Airlines CEO Doug Parker (left) and Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly (second from left) both questioned the need for aircraft mast mandates during a Congressional hearing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/Chip Somodevilla \/ POOL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The remarks were made in a Congressional hearing that reviewed how the pandemic bailout to airlines had been disbursed. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the ranking Republican on the Senate Committee on Commerce, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>, and Transportation, raised the question about whether masks should be mandated on aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone agreed with the suggestion masks may be overrated. The president of the Association of Flight Attendants, Sara Nelson, noted that not all planes are equipped with the same new <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.\" class=\"wp-image-20510461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly said \u201cthe case is very strong that masks don\u2019t add much\u201d on planes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chip Somodevilla\/Pool via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is important to recognize that the safe, controlled environment on planes\u2026includes the HEPA filters that are not on all aircraft,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>And Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts slammed the suggestion that masks aren\u2019t necessary on flights as \u201cimmoral\u201d amid an outbreak of the Omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m shocked that some of the CEOs here today have suggested we no longer need masks mandates on planes,\u201d Markey said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of Omicron, children under five who still cannot be vaccinated\u2026 and that we still allow unvaccinated people on planes.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"American Airlines CEO Doug Parker testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.\" class=\"wp-image-20510460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/masks-on-airplanes-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>American Airlines CEO Doug Parker testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Chip Somodevilla\/Pool via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both airline executives have announced they will retire in 2022.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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