Face masks will no longer be mandatory at airports and flights in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have announced.
The new recommendations will go into effect on Monday, May 16.
“From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases, broadly aligning with the changing requirements of national authorities across Europe for public transport,” said EASA Chief Executive Patrick Ky said in a statement, reports RTE.
He said passengers should continue to comply with their airline’s requirements and that any passenger showing cold symptoms, such as coughing or sneezing, should seriously consider wearing a face mask.
ECDC director Andrea Ammon said that while risks remain, vaccines and other measures have brought our lives back to normal.
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