President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order to mandate mask wearing on planes and on other modes of transportation as part of a group of several executive orders issued to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The order will mandate mask wearing on public transportation including in airports, on airplanes and on trains. It follows an order Wednesday that required wearing a mask on federal lands and in federal buildings.
Biden said prior to his inauguration that he will sign an executive order to require masks for travel “where I can, under the law, like federal buildings, interstate travel on planes, trains and buses.”
Major U.S airlines have required masks on planes and have taken steps to put passengers on no-fly lists if they refuse. Mask policies in U.S. airports differ because most have to comply with local and state rules and regulations.
Amtrak has required passengers use facial coverings on trains since May, but a spokesperson told The Hill on Thursday that “a federal directive that passengers are required to comply with would reinforce our current policy.”
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Biden signs order to mandate mask wearing on planes and public transportation https://t.co/QxCgYMc8oS pic.twitter.com/SurRdcWtvr
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This is good. Airlines, like AMTRAK, have required masks as company policy, but they have had a difficult time enforcing it. Federal law will impose consequences for those who refuse to wear one.
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